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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. 40 Deering Street.

Built ca 1876 for Harrison Tyler Whipple. Simon Libby builder

A Stick Style home in the Deering Street Historic District.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Deering Street, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Parkside, Simon Libby, Stick Style, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, apothecary, Architecture, Deering Street, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Parkside, Portland, Portland Maine, Stick Style, Then and Now on March 3, 2019 by alewifecove.

80-84 Pine Street

Built in 1865 for George Gilman. Remodeled in 1895 for Holman S Melcher

A large brick Italianate on the corner of Pine and Lewis Streets.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Condominium, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Italianate, John Calvin Stevens, Pine Street, Then & Now, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on January 20, 2019 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 90 & 94 Gray Street

Built ca: 1888

A pair of modest Queen Anne’s in the block between Brackett and Clark Streets

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Glimpses, Gray Street, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Llewellyn Morse Leighton, Queen Anne, Then & Now, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, clapboards, doors, entries, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, shingles, sunburst, Then and Now, West End on December 12, 2018 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.

117 State Street

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Built for Samuel Holbrook ca: 1833-36

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Federal style, Portals, Spring Street, State Street, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Federal style, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine on December 22, 2017 by alewifecove.

181 Western Promenade. House #100

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Built in 1911 for George West

Design by Frederick Tompson

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Carroll Street, Colonial Revival, Fred Tompson, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Then & Now, West End Walks, Western Promenade and tagged Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, Frederick Tompson, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Maine, Portland, West End on September 24, 2017 by alewifecove.

464 Deering Avenue

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Built in 1877

A modest-sized Second Empire Home in the Oakdale neighborhood Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Deering Avenue, Deering Village, Edward Winslow, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Mansard Style, Off the peninsula, Then & Now and tagged Architecture, Brick, Deering, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Maine, mansard roof, Portland on September 12, 2017 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 277 Brackett Street

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Built ca 1827 by Jonathan Dow.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brackett Street, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Neal Street, Post Colonial, Survivor, Then & Now and tagged Architecture, doors, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Portland, Post Colonial, West End on August 11, 2017 by alewifecove.

The Great Fire. Greater Portland Landmarks gets into the spirit.

Taking a cue from Portland’s Valentine Heart tradition, Greater Portland Landmarks traces the path and edges of the fire. Too bad it poured today.

This entry was posted in Architecture, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, The Great Fire of 1866 and tagged Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Maine, Portland, The Great Fire of 1866 on June 29, 2016 by alewifecove.

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