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Glimpses. 30-32 Vesper Street

Built ca: 1855 by John Weeks

A modest Greek Revival double-house in the Munjoy Hill Neighborhood

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, Double House, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, Images, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portals, Survivor, Sylvester Beckett, Tenement, Then & Now, Vesper Street and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Built on spec, Charles A Plummer, Charles M Plummer, doors, Double House, East End, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, images, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine, Sylvester Blackmore Beckett, Tenement, Then and Now on April 17, 2022 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 107 Beacon Street

Built ca: 1911 on spec by Earnest Small

A small Queen Anne in the Woodfords neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Built on spec, Glimpses, History, Images, Off the peninsula, Queen Anne, Then & Now, Woodfords and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Built on spec, Deering, Glimpses, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Woodfords, Woodfords Corner on November 7, 2021 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 32 Sherman Street

Built ca: 1876-77, possibly on spec, by Thomas Wildes. First occupied by Jarius Talbot.

A petite Second Empire in the Parkside neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Built on spec, Glimpses, History, Images, mansard roof, Parkside, Second Empire Style, Sherman Street, Thomas Wildes and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Built on spec, History, images, Portland, Portland Maine, Second Empire, Then and Now on September 15, 2019 by alewifecove.

12-14 Winter Street

Built ca: 1858 for William Widgery Thomas

A brick Greek Revival double house between Danforth and Gray Streets

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Built on spec, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, Greek Revival, History, Images, Then & Now, West End Walks, William Widgery Thomas, Winter Street and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Built on spec, Greater Portland Landmarks, Greek Revival, History, images, Maine, nativism, Portland, Portland Maine, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now, West End, William Widgery Thomas on September 1, 2019 by alewifecove.

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