55 Atlantic Street. Tax records call it ‘Italianate’. Okay. Seems like a very non descript apartment building.
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Glimpses. The intersection of Atlantic & Wilson Streets
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461-463 Cumberland Avenue. The Doten House
After the Civil War and the great fire, the center of Portland became increasingly commercial and many of the residential neighborhoods followed Horace Greeley’s advice and headed west. The wonderful neighborhoods of the West End were developed in this period. Another, perhaps less recognized, area is the Deering Street section in West Bayside.
West End Walks. 15-17 Winter Street
The Winter Street neighborhood characterized by brick Federal buildings such as the Danforth Inn along with Victorian-era single and multi-family homes. The biggest neighbors are Mercy Hospital and The Irish Heritage Center in the former St Dominic’s Church. Nestled among these buildings is 15-17 Winter Street also known as 52-54 Gray Street. A rather small wooden home that shows an incredible amount of preservation both in the building and the lot on which it stands.
Do red doors still mean the mortgage is paid?
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.
110 Pleasant Street. A carriage house with a long history.
It sits, rather forlornly, behind the group home at 71 High Street. Neglected and overlooked, it seems to be the victim of ‘destruction by neglect’. A sad state for a building with a long story to tell. With a construction date of 1800, I believe it to be the oldest carriage house in Portland.
West End Walks. 2 interesting little places.
94 Pine Street & 137 Emery Street
A wonderful pair of Queen Anne homes tucked into the corner of Pine & Emery Streets. These are some of the unsung heroes of the West End
142 Pearl Street. My Favorite Carriage House That’s Not In The West End
I am not sure I can say why, but this little carriage house has always fascinated me. Tucked in behind a somewhat nondescript brick house on Cumberland Ave, this is a cute survivor. Continue reading
West End Walks. Carriage houses & garages.
159 Pine Street
An area of architectural design little contemplated in modern times but long an interest of mine. Style and quality range from bland to utilitarian to high style.
West End Walks. 75 Vaughan Street
75 Vaughan Street. A Gothic mashup with some truly wonderful features.
This is not a ‘pretty’ house.
West End Walks. 387 Spring Street
387 Spring Street. A ‘moving’ story.
Nestled on a tree-lined lot at the far western end of Spring Street, this little gem is a voice from a much earlier time. Continue reading
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