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147 Congress Street

Built ca 1857 for Simeon Hall.

This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Condominium, Congress Street, East End, History, Images, Munjoy Hill, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, East End, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland on October 30, 2017 by alewifecove.

288 Brackett Street

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Built prior to 1871 for Edmund Green/Greene. Maybe.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brackett Street, History, Images, Italianate, Marshall Street, Then & Now, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Portland, West End on October 18, 2017 by alewifecove.

271 Deering Avenue

181 Western Promenade. House #100

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Built in 1911 for George West

Design by Frederick Tompson

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Carroll Street, Colonial Revival, Fred Tompson, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Then & Now, West End Walks, Western Promenade and tagged Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, Frederick Tompson, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Maine, Portland, West End on September 24, 2017 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 108 Fessenden Street.

464 Deering Avenue

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Built in 1877

A modest-sized Second Empire Home in the Oakdale neighborhood Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Deering Avenue, Deering Village, Edward Winslow, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Mansard Style, Off the peninsula, Then & Now and tagged Architecture, Brick, Deering, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Maine, mansard roof, Portland on September 12, 2017 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 30 Glenwood Avenue

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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.

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