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173-175 State Street & John Neal

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An iconic Greek Revival Row house pair in the Longfellow Square neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Apartment, Architecture, Biography, Double House, Granite, Greek Revival, History, Home of the architect, Images, John Neal, Longfellow Square, Maine, masonry, On Spec, Real Estate, Rowhouse, State Street, The Great Fire of 1866 and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Granite, History, images, John Neal, Lorenzo De Medici Sweat, Maine, Margaret Mussey Sweat, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on December 28, 2025 by alewifecove.

89-91 St Lawrence Street

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Build date unclear

A Greek Revival former store and residence in the Munjoy Hill Historic District.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Commercial, Greek Revival, History, Images, Income Property, Maine, Munjoy Hill, St Lawrence Street, Survivor, The Great Fire of 1866, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Alfred Hatch, Architecture, Cobbler, Hatch Brothers, History, images, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine, Shoe Shop, The Hill, Then and Now, William Hatch on May 24, 2025 by alewifecove.

Redux. 35 Thomas Street

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Built in 1866/67 for Seth and Fannie Hersey

An interesting eclectic home in the West End Historic District. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in After the fire, garage, History, Redux, Stick Style, The Great Fire of 1866, Then & Now, Thomas Street, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, History, Hmm, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Redux, Seth Hersey, Stick Style, Then and Now, West End on January 28, 2024 by alewifecove.

In Focus. Sylvester Blackmore Beckett

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1812 – 1882

Bas-relief sculpture of Sylvester B. Beckett. Benjamin Paul Akers. ca: 1851 Maine Memory Network

Poet, author & editor. Beckett compiled the Portland City Directory for 20+ years. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Gray Street, Greek Revival, In Focus, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Remuddling, State Street, Sylvester Beckett, The Great Fire of 1866, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, Beckett's Castle, Brick, Cape Elizabeth, Double House, East End, Edward Elwell, Edward H Elwell, Goddard Mansion, Greek Revival, History, images, In Focus, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Sylvester B Beckett, Sylvester Beckett, Sylvester Blackmore Beckett, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now on December 31, 2023 by alewifecove.

79-81 North Street

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Built ca: 1854-55 by Moses Gould

A somewhat ungainly Greek Revival double house in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Double House, garage, Greek Revival, History, Images, Italy, Maine, Moses Gould, Munjoy Hill, North Street, Real Estate, Survivor, The Great Fire of 1866, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Brick, Double House, East End, Greek Revival, Hmm, images, immigration, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine, Real Estate, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now on January 15, 2023 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 12 Smith Street

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Built ca: 1868 for William Goold

A small Italianate in the India Street Historic District

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Brick, Glimpses, Images, Italianate, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portals, Smith Street, The Great Fire of 1866, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, doors, Glimpses, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now on December 18, 2021 by alewifecove.

117-119 Pine Street. House number 200

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Built in 1876 for Francis & Edward Fassett

An iconic High Victorian in the West End Historic District

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Condominium, Double House, Francis Fassett, Greater Portland Landmarks, High Victorian, History, Home of the architect, House #200, Images, Maine, mansard roof, Nathan E Redlon, Pine Street, Portals, The Great Fire of 1866, West End and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, Brick, doors, entries, Francis Fassett, Greater Portland Landmarks, High Victorian, History, images, Maine, mansard roof, masonry, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now, West End on November 28, 2021 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 45 Thomas Street

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Built ca: 1866 for Augustin Gamage

A handsome Italianate in the Western Promenade Historic District
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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Glimpses, History, Images, Italianate, Portland Savings Bank, Remuddling, The Great Fire of 1866, Then & Now, Thomas Street, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Brick, Glimpses, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Portland Savings Bank, Remuddling, Then and Now, West End on May 9, 2021 by alewifecove.

60-62 Hampshire Street

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Built ca 1867 for John Barbour & Jane Barbour Staples.

A fine, if somewhat remuddled, Second Empire double house in the India Street neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Brick, East End, Hampshire Street, History, Images, mansard roof, Portals, Remuddling, Second Empire, The Great Fire of 1866, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Bruce Taliento, Caroline Staples, Celia Dunlap, Charles F Dunlap, Charles Staples, East End, entries, History, images, Jane Barbour Staples, John Barbour, Maine, mansard roof, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Second Empire, Tally's Wholesale Tobacco, The Great Fire of 1866 on October 11, 2020 by alewifecove.

96-100 India Street

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Built ca 1867 by the heirs of Dudley Cammett. Designed by George B Pelham.

A brick Second Empire in the India Street Historic District.

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Brick, George B Pelham, Glimpses, Images, India Street, mansard roof, Second Empire, The Great Fire of 1866, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, Brick, East End, George B Pelham, Glimpses, History, images, India Street, Maine, mansard roof, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, Second Empire, Then and Now on February 27, 2019 by alewifecove.

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