Built ca: 1854-55 by Moses Gould
A somewhat ungainly Greek Revival double house in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood
79-81 North Street
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Category Archives: The Great Fire of 1866
Glimpses. 12 Smith Street
Built ca: 1868 for William Goold
A small Italianate in the India Street Historic District
117-119 Pine Street. House number 200
Built in 1876 for Francis & Edward Fassett
An iconic High Victorian in the West End Historic District
Glimpses. 45 Thomas Street
Built ca: 1866 for Augustin Gamage
A handsome Italianate in the Western Promenade Historic District
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60-62 Hampshire Street
Built ca 1867 for John Barbour & Jane Barbour Staples.
A fine, if somewhat remuddled, Second Empire double house in the India Street neighborhood.
96-100 India Street
Built ca 1867 by the heirs of Dudley Cammett. Designed by George B Pelham.
A brick Second Empire in the India Street Historic District.
In Focus. Charles Quincy Clapp. Part 1. Early Works
When the term ‘architects of Portland Maine’ comes up, a couple of names normally spring to mind. John Calvin Stevens is the most obvious and perhaps Francis Fassett. Beyond that, only the cognoscenti would be able to suggest any others. Which is a shame as the pool of talent was deep. Hopefully, in the coming months, I can do a little to rectify that.
Charles Quincy Clapp ca: 1863
The Great Fire. Greater Portland Landmarks gets into the spirit.
The Great Fire. A well done piece by the Portland Press Herald.
A pretty well done special presentation by the PPH on the Great Fire of 1866.
The attribution of the origin of the fire to kids playing with firecrackers is not supported by historical informatíon. It is at best apocryphal and, in my opinion, is pure anti-irish just as blaming Chicago’s fire of 1871 on Mrs O’Leary’s cow was.
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