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147 Congress Street

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Built ca 1857 for Simeon Hall.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Condominium, Congress Street, East End, History, Images, Munjoy Hill, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, East End, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland on October 30, 2017 by alewifecove.

288 Brackett Street

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Built prior to 1871 for Edmund Green/Greene. Maybe.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brackett Street, History, Images, Italianate, Marshall Street, Then & Now, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Portland, West End on October 18, 2017 by alewifecove.

271 Deering Avenue

Built in 1915 for Harry ‘Henry’ Wilkie. Design by Fred Tompson.

An Arts and Crafts bungalow in the Fessenden Park neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Deering Street, F A Rumery, Fessenden Street, Fred Tompson, garage, History, Images, Oakdale, Off the peninsula, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, Albion Wilson, Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Deering, Frederick Tompson, garage, History, images, Maine, Oakdale, Portland, Portland Maine, University of Southern Maine on October 3, 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, History, images, Maine, Portland, West End on September 24, 2017 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 108 Fessenden Street.

Built ca 1895

A nicely detailed and well-preserved Queen Anne in the USM neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Deering Village, Fessenden Street, Glimpses, History, Images, Oakdale, Off the peninsula, Queen Anne, Remuddling, Then & Now and tagged Architecture, Glimpses, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Remuddling on September 17, 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.

31 Belmeade Street.

Built in 1923 by Frank and Grace Leavitt

Design by John Calvin and John Howard Stevens

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Belmeade Street, Boulevard Park, Edward Winslow, Forest Avenue, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Off the peninsula, Shingle Style, Then & Now and tagged Architecture, Arts and Crafts, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Portland on August 15, 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.

Glimpses. 22 Eastern Promenade. By Request

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Built ca 1888 by James Polk Jordan.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, By Request, East End, Eastern Promenade, garage, History, Images, Italianate, Munjoy Hill, Munjoy Street, Queen Anne, Remuddling, Then & Now and tagged Architecture, East End, Glimpses, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Portland, Queen Anne Style, Remuddling on August 2, 2017 by alewifecove.

71 Carroll Street. The Philip Clifford House

Built in 1911. Design by John Calvin and John Howard Stevens

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Carroll Street, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Then & Now, West End Walks and tagged Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Portland, West End on July 30, 2017 by alewifecove.

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