Built ca 1899
As we have seen in previous posts, the introduction of trolley and omnibus service in the 1880s & ’90s opened large tracts of former farmlands westward off the peninsula to development. Our subject is part of this trend and puts us back in touch with Mr. Llewellyn Morse Leighton.
A funky little Queen Anne in the India Street District. Built ca: 1875-80
A story in which we meet a man who it can truly be said built much of the Portland we see today.
Built in 1902 by Horace Frank Farnham. Designed by John Calvin Stevens.
A large Queen Anne in the Highlands neighborhood
Built in 1882 for Malcolm F. Hammond.
Designed by Francis Fassett & John Calvin Stevens. Continue reading
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