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Redux. 137 Emery Street

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Built in 1866 for Andrew Jackson Chase

A fanciful French roofed Second Empire in the West End neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Emery Street, French Roof, Maine, mansard roof, Redux, Second Empire, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Emery Street, French Roof, History, images, Maine, mansard roof, Portland, Portland Maine, Second Empire, Then and Now, West End on September 13, 2026 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 9 Everett Street

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Built between 1872 and 1881 by Clarence or Pamelia Oxnard

A simple Italianate in the Washington Avenue neighborhood

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Everett Street, Glimpses, History, Italianate, Maine, Then & Now, Washington Avenue and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Clarence Oxnard, Everett Street, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine on August 23, 2026 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 12 Madison Street

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Built in 1871 by William Haywood

An odd Italianate in the Washington Avenue neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Glimpses, History, Images, Italianate, Madison Street, Then & Now, Washington Avenue and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Glimpses, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Odd, Portland, Then and Now, William Haywood on May 24, 2026 by alewifecove.

By Request: 140 Eastern Promenade / 1-7 Wilson Street

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Built in 1898-9 for Samuel D Plummer.

A substantial Queen Anne / Colonial Revival in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, By Request, carriage house, Colonial Revival, Eastern Promenade, Granite, Hip roof, History, Images, Munjoy Hill, Queen Anne, Real Estate, Then & Now, Wilson Street and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Eastern Promenade, History, images, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Samuel D Plummer, Then and Now, Wilson Street on April 22, 2026 by alewifecove.

147 Pine Street

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Built in 1895 for Horace Shaylor. Design by John Calvin Stevens

The easterly half of a Colonial Revival double/row house in the West End neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, Double House, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, Pine Street, Rowhouse, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Edith Pitt, Evelyn Shaylor Harmon, Harry Harmon, History, Horace W Shaylor Jr., images, John Calvin Stevens, L Pauline Mann, Luella Shaylor, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, West End on February 22, 2026 by alewifecove.

149 Pine Street

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Built in 1895 for Charles & Ida Allen. Design by John Calvin Stevens

The westerly half of a Colonial Revival double/row house in the West End neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, Double House, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, masonry, Pine Street, Portals, Rowhouse, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Charles Allen, FO Bailey Auctioneers, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Margaret S Allen, masonry, Neal Allen, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, West End on January 25, 2026 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 121 Dartmouth Street

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Built ‘on spec’ ca; 1922 by the Dartmouth Real Estate Company

An Arts & Crafts ‘double-decker’ in the Oakdale neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Dartmouth Real Estate Company, Dartmouth Street, Deering, double-decker, F A Rumery, Hip roof, History, Images, Maine, Oakdale, Oakdale Street, On Spec, Then & Now and tagged Apartment, Architecture, Built on spec, Dartmouth Real Estate Company, Frank Rumery, History, images, Maine, Marion Deering Noyes, Oakdale, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on October 31, 2025 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 74 Neal Street

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Built in 1897-98 for Charles H Sargent

A conventional Queen Anne in the West End Historic District.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Maine, Neal Street, Portland Savings Bank, Queen Anne, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Phyllis Cram, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Then and Now, West End on September 28, 2025 by alewifecove.

By Request. 57-59 Deering Street

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Built in 1868-69 for Marian Deering Noyes

A substantial Second Empire double-house in the Deering Street neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, Brick, By Request, Deering Street, Double House, Granite, History, Maine, mansard roof, masonry, Portals, Second Empire, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Deering Street, Double House, History, images, Levi P Newcomb, Maine, Marion Deering Noyes, Portland, Portland Maine, Second Empire, Then and Now on September 3, 2025 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 11 Garrison Street Extension

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Built ca: 1825 by James Parker.

A modest Colonial/Federal in the Stroudwater neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Colonial, Federal style, Garrison Street Extension, Glimpses, History, Images, James Parker, Maine, Off the peninsula, Stroudwater, Then & Now, Westbrook and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, History, images, Joseph Chamberlain, Maine, Myrtle Kittridge Lovejoy, Portland, Portland Maine, Shipyard Point, Stroudwater, Then and Now, This Was Stroudwater, Westbrook on July 20, 2025 by alewifecove.

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