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Glimpses. 672 Ocean Avenue

Probably built between 1804 and 1814 by Nathan Sawyer. A transitional Georgian/Federal in the Lunt’s Corner neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Federal style, Glimpses, History, Images, Lunt's Corner, Ocean Avenue, Off the peninsula, Portals, Remuddling, Renovations, Survivor, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Deering, doors, East Deering, entries, Federal style, Georgian, Glimpses, History, Hmm, images, Jessie Wright, Maine, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Then and Now, Westbrook on July 18, 2021 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 46 West Street

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Built in 1876 by Moses C Merrill

A Mansard roofed Italianate in the West End. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, History, Images, Italianate, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks, West Street and tagged Architecture, Glimpses, History, Hmm, images, Italianate, mansard roof, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, West End on July 4, 2021 by alewifecove.

West End Walks. 77-79 Carleton Street

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Built ca: 1855 by Sewall Chase

An odd brick Italianate in the West End. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Carleton Street, Edward Chase, History, Images, Italianate, Sewall Chase, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Edward Chase, History, Hmm, images, immigration, Italianate, Russian immigration, Sewall Chase, Then and Now, West End on June 20, 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.

Glimpses. 22 Clifford Street

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Built in 1916 for Ammi Whitney and his son Joseph. Design by Frederick Tompson.

A brick colonial revival in the Western Promenade historic district. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Ammi Whitney, Brick, carriage house, Clifford Street, Colonial Revival, Fred Tompson, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Portals, Renovations, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, 20th Century, Ammi Whitney, Architecture, Brick, carriage house, Colonial Revival, doors, Frederick Tompson, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine on February 28, 2021 by alewifecove.

12 O’Brion (formerly Beckett) Street.

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Built ca: 1864 (maybe)

A much-altered Second Empire on the Eastern Promenade side of Munjoy Hill. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Condominium, History, Images, mansard roof, Munjoy Hill, O'Brion Street, Remuddling, Second Empire, Then & Now and tagged Architecture, blacksmith, Charles Stanwood, East End, History, images, mansard, mansard roof, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine on February 14, 2021 by alewifecove.

In Focus. Edward Henry Elwell

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A pioneering editor, publisher, historian, and civic booster.

Edward H. Elwell ca. 1875. Maine Memory Network

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Deering, Edward Elwell, Harrison Bird Brown, History, Images, In Focus, Italianate, Italy, Off the peninsula, Pleasant Avenue, Quotations, Then & Now, William Widgery Thomas, Woodfords and tagged 19th Century, Deering, Edward H Elwell, Harrison Bird Brown, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, The Grand Tour on January 31, 2021 by alewifecove.

26 Belmont Street

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Built ca 1906 for Captain Lincoln Jewett. Design by John Calvin and John Howard Stevens

A handsome Queen-Anne in the Coyle Park neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Belmont Street, Coyle Park, Edward Winslow, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Llewellyn Morse Leighton, Off the peninsula, Queen Anne, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, 6 masted schooner, Architecture, Captain Lincoln W Jewett, Coyle Park, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Jacob Winslow, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Lincoln Jewett, Llewellyn Morse Leighton, Maine, Percy & Small Shipyard, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Schooner Eleanor A. Percy, Then and Now on January 17, 2021 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 136 Pleasant Street

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Built ca: 1830. Probably built by Joseph Ilsley.

A simple, late period, Federal in the Park-Pleasant Street neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Federal style, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Park/Pleasant Street, Pleasant Street, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Federal style, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, Greek Revival, History, images, Kerry Drach, Maine, Neva Cram, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on January 3, 2021 by alewifecove.

West End Walks. 2 Thomas Street

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Built ca: 1910 for Arthur and Frances Champlin. Design by John Calvin and John Howard Stevens.

A large brick Colonial Revival in the West End Historic District.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Clifford Street, garage, Georgian Revival, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Then & Now, Thomas Street, West End, West End Walks and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, West End, William Widgery Thomas jr. on December 20, 2020 by alewifecove.

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