Portland House Stories

Every house has a story. I try to tell them.

Skip to content

Home
About
Resources

130 Park Street

Built ca: 1847-48 by Joseph H Poor

Continue reading →

Share this:

Twitter
Facebook
Google
Reddit
Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...

This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, carriage house, Federal style, Greek Revival, History, Images, Park Street, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, carriage house, Federal style, Greek Revival, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine on December 13, 2017 by alewifecove.

91 Lincoln Street

Built ca 1878 for Frederick Thompson

Built by William Dyer Murray

Continue reading →

Share this:

Twitter
Facebook
Google
Reddit
Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...

This entry was posted in Architecture, History, Images, Italianate, Lincoln Street, Off the peninsula, Then & Now, William Dyer Murray and tagged 19th Century, artists, Brushians, Brushuns, Frederick Thompson, History, images, Italianate, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, preservation on November 23, 2017 by alewifecove.

90 Capisic Street

Built ca 1867 by Leonard Bond Chapman

Continue reading →

Share this:

Twitter
Facebook
Google
Reddit
Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...

This entry was posted in Architecture, Capisic Street, For Sale, History, Images, Off the peninsula, Second Empire Style, Stroudwater, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Hay and Peabody, History, images, Maine, mansard roof, Portland, Portland Maine, Second Empire, Stroudwater on November 22, 2017 by alewifecove.

46 Cushman Street

Built ca 1868 by W H Stephenson

Probably built for Charles W Pickard

Continue reading →

Share this:

Twitter
Facebook
Google
Reddit
Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...

This entry was posted in Architecture, Condominium, Cushman Street, History, Images, Mansard Style, Then & Now, West End Walks and tagged Architecture, doors, entries, History, immigration, mansard roof, Portland, Portland Maine, West End on November 9, 2017 by alewifecove.

147 Congress Street

1 Reply

Built ca 1857 for Simeon Hall.

Continue reading →

Share this:

Twitter
Facebook
Google
Reddit
Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...

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

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

Continue reading →

Share this:

Twitter
Facebook
Google
Reddit
Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...

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

Built in 1915 for Harry ‘Henry’ Wilkie

Continue reading →

Share this:

Twitter
Facebook
Google
Reddit
Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...

This entry was posted in Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Deering Street, Fessenden Street, garage, History, Images, Oakdale, Off the peninsula, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, Albion Wilson, Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Deering, garage, History, images, Maine, Oakdale, Portland, Portland Maine, University of Southern Maine on October 3, 2017 by alewifecove.

Post navigation

← Older posts

Newer posts →

Recent Posts

Glimpses. 43 Highland Street
119-121 State Street
120-126 Spring Street
Glimpses. 15 Carroll Street
Glimpses. 35 Arlington Street
Glimpses. 144 Spring Street

Blogroll

1924 Portland Maine property tax roles
99% Invisible
Curbed
Daytonian in Manhattan
Failed Architecture
Greater Portland Landmarks

Follow Portland House Stories on WordPress.com

My Instagram

Categories

Architecture Brick carriage house Chadwick Street Colonial Revival Condominium Danforth Street Federal style Francis Fassett garage Glimpses Greater Portland Landmarks Greek Revival History Images Italianate John Calvin Stevens Munjoy Hill Neal Street Off the peninsula Parkside Queen Anne Remuddling Spring Street Stroudwater Survivor Then & Now Vaughan Street West End Walks Western Promenade

Tags

Portland House Stories

Post to

Cancel

%d bloggers like this: