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Glimpses. 314 Danforth Street

Built in 1919 for Sydney St. Felix Thaxter. Design by Burnham and Higgins Architects.

A colonial revival home in the West End.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Burnham and Higgins, Colonial Revival, Danforth Street, History, Images, Then & Now, West End Walks and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Burnham and Higgins, Colonial Revival, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Maine, Phyllis Thaxter, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, West End on May 26, 2019 by alewifecove.

71 Bowdoin Street

Built in 1906-07 for Herbert & Sally Payson. Design by John Calvin and John Henry Stevens.

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

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Bowdoin Street, Brick, Colonial Revival, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Then & Now, West End Walks, Western Promenade and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, entries, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, West End, Western Promenade on April 14, 2019 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 66 West Street

Built in 1919 for James and Rose Macy

A low-key colonial revival in the West End

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Brick, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Then & Now, West End Walks, West Street and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, West End on August 12, 2018 by alewifecove.

271 Deering Avenue

Built in 1915 for Harry ‘Henry’ Wilkie. Design by Fred Tompson.

An Arts and Crafts bungalow in the Fessenden Park neighborhood.

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

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