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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.

Glimpses. 32 Veranda Street

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Built in 1858 by Isaac Sylvester

A substantial Italianate in the East Deering neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Back Cove Village, East Deering, Glimpses, History, Images, Isaac Sylvester, Italianate, Jacob Winslow, Lunt's Farm, Maine, Off the peninsula, Survivor, Then & Now, Veranda Street and tagged 19th Century, antebellum, Architecture, Back Cove Village, East Deering, George Russell, Glimpses, images, Isaac Sylvester, Italianate, Jacob Winslow, Lunt's Farm, Maine, Mary Lunt, Peter Lunt, Portland, Portland Maine, Russell Shipyard, Shipbuilding, Then and Now, Westbrook on December 8, 2023 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 904 Washington Avenue

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Built in 1913 by John D Lary

A small bungalow in the North Deering neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Bungalow, Deering, Glimpses, History, Images, Income Property, John Lary, North Deering, Off the peninsula, Then & Now, Washington Avenue and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Bungalow, Charles O Baker, Deering, Glimpses, History, images, John Lary, Maine, North Deeing, Portland, Portland Maine, Solon D Conner, Then and Now on October 29, 2023 by alewifecove.

Redux. 380 Danforth

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Built in 1875 for the Estate of Samuel Rumery.

A large Stick Style home in the West End neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Danforth Street, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Portland Packing Company, Redux, Royal Realty, Stick Style, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, James P Baxter, James Phinney Baxter, Lt. Colonel William M. Altenburg, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Portland Packing Company, Redux, Royal Realty, Samuel Rumery, Stick Style, Then and Now, West End, William G Davis on October 15, 2023 by alewifecove.

41 Veranda Street

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Built ca: 1850 by David G Drinkwater

A fascinating Gothic Revival home in the East Deering neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Back Cove Village, Deering, East Deering, Gothic Revival, History, Images, Maine, Off the peninsula, Portals, Remuddling, Survivor, Then & Now, Veranda Street and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Back Cove Village, Deering, doors, East Deering, entries, gothic hood molding, Gothic Revival, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, The Gothic Revival, Then and Now on October 1, 2023 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 193 Concord Street

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Built in 1910 for Howard Winslow. Design by John Calvin & John Howard Stevens.

A substantial bungalow in the Deering Center neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in American Can Company, Architecture, Concord Street, Deering, Deering Center, Glimpses, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Off the peninsula, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, American Can Company, Architecture, Colonial Revival, Deering, Glimpses, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on September 17, 2023 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 59 Orland Street

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Built on spec in 1932 by James MacNutt

An interesting Arts & Crafts home in the Fessenden Park neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Built on spec, Fessenden Park, Glimpses, Images, James MacNutt, Maine, Off the peninsula, On Spec, Orland Street, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Built on spec, Dorothy Small, Dorothy Snell, Glimpses, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Richard Small, Then and Now on August 13, 2023 by alewifecove.

92 Pleasant Street

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Build date unclear

A large Greek Revival in the Park/Pleasant Street neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Greek Revival, History, Images, Maine, Park/Pleasant Street, Pleasant Street, Portals, Remuddling, Survivor, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, doors, entries, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on July 9, 2023 by alewifecove.

50 Turner Street

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Built ca 1895 probably by Ansel & Elmer Doten

A simple Italianate in the Munjoy Hill Historic District. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Forest City Mineral Spring, History, Images, Italianate, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Then & Now, Turner Street and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, East End, Eliza V Noble, Forest City Mineral Spring, History, images, Italianate, John F Randall, Maine, Munjoy Hill, NB Noble, Nymphas B Noble, Portland Maine, Then and Now on June 5, 2023 by alewifecove.

104 Park Street and the Park Street Row

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Built in 1835/36 for the Trustees of the Park Street Proprietary. William Dyer & Joshua Haskell masons. Simeon Rice carpenter.

A Greek Revival row house in Park/Pleasant Street Neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Built on spec, Greater Portland Landmarks, Greek Revival, History, Images, Joshua Haskell, masonry, On Spec, Park Street, Park/Pleasant Street, Portals, Simeon Rice, Survivor, Then & Now, William Dyer and tagged 19th Century, Alfred Brinkler, Architecture, Brick, Built on spec, City Bank of Portland, doors, entries, Greater Portland Landmarks, Greek Revival, History, Hope-Jones Organ Company, images, James Cahoon, James T McCobb, John Neal, Kotzschmar Organ, Maine, Marshall French, Martin Gore, Oliver Dorrance, Panic of 1837, Park Street Row, pipe organ, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, Robert Robison, row house, Rowhouse, St Luke's Catherdral, Then and Now, Trustees of the Park Street Proprietary on May 23, 2023 by alewifecove.

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