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16-22 Pine Street

Built on spec in 1856 by the Granville & Sewall Chase. Design by Charles A Alexander

A quartet of substantial Italianate townhouses in the Longfellow Square neighborhood

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This entry was posted in Brick, Built on spec, Charles A Alexander, Chase, Condominium, Fail, Granville M Chase, History, Images, Italianate, Longfellow Square, Maine, On Spec, Pine Street, Portals, Remuddling, Rowhouse, Sewall Chase, Then & Now, Townhouse, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Charles A Alexander, Granville Chase, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Sewall Chase, Then and Now, West End on January 19, 2025 by alewifecove.

278-280 State Street

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Built in 1886 for William & Elizabeth Sanborn. Design by John Calvin Stevens

An attractive Queen Anne-Colonial Revival double townhouse in the Parkside neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, Brick, Built on spec, Colonial Revival, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, masonry, Parkside, Portals, Queen Anne, State Street, Then & Now, Townhouse and tagged 19th Century, Brick, Eben Swasey, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on September 22, 2024 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 100 Neal Street

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Built in 1898 for Albert H Hinds. Design by John Calvin Stevens

A charming Queen Anne in the West End Historic District

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43.650276
-70.272112

This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, carriage house, Glimpses, History, Images, John Bundy Brown, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Neal Street, Queen Anne, Then & Now, Townhouse, West End and tagged 19th Century, Albert H Hinds, Architecture, Aurelius S Hinds, Brick, carriage house, Glimpses, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Then and Now, West End on June 12, 2022 by alewifecove.

Row Houses: 196 Danforth Street. By Request

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Built ca: 1836/7 by Eli Hamblen

A Greek Revival townhouse in the West End. Continue reading →

43.648381
-70.263481

This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Built on spec, Danforth Street, Double House, Greek Revival, History, Images, John Proctor, Rowhouse, Townhouse, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Greek Revival, images, John Proctor, Portland, Portland Maine, row house, Rowhouse, Townhouse, West End on March 14, 2021 by alewifecove.

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