Built ca: 1893 by Llewellyn Morse Leighton.
279 State Street. By request
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Glimpses. 55 Bowdoin Street
Built in 1911 for Harrison and Helen Holt.
Design by John Calvin & John Howard Stevens
277 Congress Street. The James Cunningham house.
A funky little Queen Anne in the India Street District. Built ca: 1875-80
A story in which we meet a man who it can truly be said built much of the Portland we see today.
Glimpses. 48 Park Street
West End Walks. 143 Pine Street. A home for an architect.
Built in 1863 by Thomas Cummings father and son.
The elder Cummings was an architect in Portland.
In Focus. Charles Quincy Clapp. Part 2. A Period of Domesticity
Welcome to part two of a focused look at the life and works of Charles Quincy Clapp. In part one, I looked at his early years and some of his earliest, mostly commercial, works. In this section, I am going to focus in CQ’s domestic work, both for himself and as part of the family’s investments.
Glimpses. 158 Danforth Street
In Focus. Charles Quincy Clapp. Part 1. Early Works
When the term ‘architects of Portland Maine’ comes up, a couple of names normally spring to mind. John Calvin Stevens is the most obvious and perhaps Francis Fassett. Beyond that, only the cognoscenti would be able to suggest any others. Which is a shame as the pool of talent was deep. Hopefully, in the coming months, I can do a little to rectify that.
Charles Quincy Clapp ca: 1863
10 Deering Street.
Glimpses. 12 Walker Street
Built ca: 1840
Portland House Stories 