Built for Samuel Holbrook ca: 1833-36
117 State Street
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130 Park Street
Built ca: 1847-48 by Joseph H Poor
A transitional Federal/Greek Revival between Congress and Spring Streets
Glimpses. 48 Park Street
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.
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
Glimpses. 12 Walker Street
Built ca: 1840
45 Park Street. A Federal era gem with a turbulent history.
Glimpses. 164 Danforth Street
Built ca: 1826.
Another example of the neighborhood’s outstanding collection of brick Federal-style housing
Federalist rationalism in brick
20 South Street
South Street runs from Pleasant Street to a concrete wall on the edge of Spring Street in Portland’s Gorham’s Corner neighborhood. South Street originally ran from Spring to Free Streets with the current section being laid out around 1830. This is the same time frame that our subject was built. The earliest parts of South Street were removed during the era of Urban Renewal and now lie under the Cross Arena.
Portland House Stories 