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1245-1247 Forest Avenue

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Built by Levi Morrill/Morrell. When is not clear.

A fascinating late Federal in the Morrills Corner neighborhood

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Deering, Federal style, Forest Avenue, History, Images, Maine, Morrils Corner, Off the peninsula, Remuddling, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Allen Avenue, Architecture, Bishop's Corner, Charles L Goodridge, Deering, Federal style, Forest Avenue, History, Levi Morrell, Levi Morrill, Morrills Corner, Off the peninsula, Tenement, York & Cumberland County Railroad on August 4, 2024 by alewifecove.

71 Woodford Street

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Built ca: 1895 by Edwin Thompson

An attractive Italianate in the Woodford’s Neighborhood Continue reading →

43.670967
-70.280984

This entry was posted in Architecture, Deering, Edwin Thompson, History, Images, Italianate, Maine, Off the peninsula, Royal Realty, Then & Now, Westbrook, Woodford, Woodfords and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Deering, Edwin Thompson, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Off the peninsula, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, Woodfords, Woodfords Corner on April 9, 2024 by alewifecove.

187 Concord Street. A home for an architect.

Built in 1914 for Charles & Sadie Poor. Design by Charles O Poor.
Googins & Clark, builders.

An attractive Arts & Crafts in the Deering Center neighborhood Continue reading →

43.673296
-70.294000

This entry was posted in Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Charles O Poor, Concord Street, Deering, Deering Center, garage, Googins & Clark, Home of the architect, Images, Off the peninsula, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Charles O Poor, Deering, Googins & Clark, History, Home of the architect, images, Maine, Portland Maine, Then and Now on March 24, 2024 by alewifecove.

397 Summit Street

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Built ca: 1762-3 by Samuel Winslow

A large Colonial home in the North Deering neighborhood Continue reading →

43.718567
-70.291242

This entry was posted in Architecture, Colonial, Deering, Falmouth, History, Images, Maine, North Deering, Off the peninsula, Summit Street, Westbrook and tagged 18th century, Architecture, Deering, George Hussey, History, images, Maine, North Deeing, Portland, Portland Maine, Quakers, Samuel Winslow, Summit Street, Winslow on February 25, 2024 by alewifecove.

153 Concord Street

Built ca: 1885, maybe

An unusual Italianate in the Deering Center neighborhood Continue reading →

43.673149
-70.292356

This entry was posted in Concord Street, Deering, Deering Center, garage, Images, Italianate, Maine, Off the peninsula, Remuddling, Westbrook and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Deering, Eliphalet Clark, History, Hmm, images, Maine, Maine Wesleyan Board of Education, Nancy Clark, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Then and Now on November 26, 2023 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 904 Washington Avenue

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Built in 1913 by John D Lary

A small bungalow in the North Deering neighborhood Continue reading →

43.687975
-70.272884

This entry was posted in Architecture, Bungalow, Deering, Glimpses, History, Images, Income Property, John Lary, North Deering, Off the peninsula, Then & Now, Washington Avenue and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Bungalow, Charles O Baker, Deering, Glimpses, History, images, John Lary, Maine, North Deeing, Portland, Portland Maine, Solon D Conner, Then and Now on October 29, 2023 by alewifecove.

41 Veranda Street

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Built ca: 1850 by David G Drinkwater

A fascinating Gothic Revival home in the East Deering neighborhood. Continue reading →

43.681394
-70.256156

This entry was posted in Architecture, Back Cove Village, Deering, East Deering, Gothic Revival, History, Images, Maine, Off the peninsula, Portals, Remuddling, Survivor, Then & Now, Veranda Street and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Back Cove Village, Deering, doors, East Deering, entries, gothic hood molding, Gothic Revival, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, The Gothic Revival, Then and Now on October 1, 2023 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 193 Concord Street

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Built in 1910 for Howard Winslow. Design by John Calvin & John Howard Stevens.

A substantial bungalow in the Deering Center neighborhood. Continue reading →

43.673306
-70.294258

This entry was posted in American Can Company, Architecture, Concord Street, Deering, Deering Center, Glimpses, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Off the peninsula, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, American Can Company, Architecture, Colonial Revival, Deering, Glimpses, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on September 17, 2023 by alewifecove.

Redux 99 Capisic Street

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A story of revival

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43.662753
-70.302566

This entry was posted in Architecture, Capisic Street, carriage house, Greek Revival, History, In the news, Maine, Off the peninsula, Redux, Renovations, Stroudwater, Stroudwater, Survivor, Tales from the Timbers and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, carriage house, Deering, entries, Greek Revival, historic preservation, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, restoration, Stroudwater, Then and Now on June 25, 2023 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 16 Lincoln Street

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Built in 1855 for Rufus D Bean

A transitional Greek Revival-Italianate in the Woodfords Corner neighborhood. Continue reading →

43.669131
-70.283172

This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Deering, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, Images, Italianate, Lincoln Street, Maine, masonry, Off the peninsula, shudders, Then & Now, Woodfords and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Deering, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, Horatio Q Wheeler, images, Italianate, Maine, Portland, Portland and Forest Avenue Horse Railroad, Portland Maine, Rufus D Bean, Then and Now, William Southard, Woodfords, Woodfords Corner on May 8, 2023 by alewifecove.

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