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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. 165 Neal Street.

Built ca: 1890

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Glimpses, History, Images, Mansard Style, Neal Street, Then & Now and tagged Architecture, History, images, Maine, mansard roof, Portland, steamship portland on July 15, 2017 by alewifecove.

West End Walks. 191 Pine Street.

Built in 1866 For Edmund Phinney

Design most likely by Francis Fassett.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Condominium, Francis Fassett, garage, History, Images, Mansard Style, Pine Street, Second Empire, Then & Now, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Francis Fassett, History, images, Italianate, Maine, mansard roof, Second Empire, West End on June 30, 2017 by alewifecove.

West End Walks. 143 Pine Street. A home for an architect.

Built in 1863 by Thomas Cummings father and son.

The elder Cummings was an architect in Portland.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Condominium, History, Home of the architect, Images, Mansard Style, Neal Street, Pine Street, Then & Now, Thomas Cummings, West End Walks and tagged Architecture, Brick, History, images, Maine, mansard roof, Mansard Style, Portland, Thomas Cummings, West End on February 10, 2017 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 158 Danforth Street

Built in 1862-3 for James McGlinchy

McGlinchy was a brewer and prominent Irish immigrant.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Danforth Street, History, Images, Mansard Style, Thomas Cummings and tagged Architecture, Brick, History, images, Maine, mansard roof, Portland on January 26, 2017 by alewifecove.

West End Walks. 67 Emery Street

Built in 1895 by the Webster brothers. Royal, James & Joseph.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Emery Street, History, Images, Queen Anne, Royal Brothers, Then & Now, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, History, images, Maine, mansard roof, Portland, Queen Anne Style, West End on December 8, 2016 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 256 State Street

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A bit of Second Empire on a traditional form

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Glimpses, Parkside, Sherman Street, State Street and tagged Architecture, History, images, Maine, mansard roof, Portland, Second Empire, tower on April 20, 2016 by alewifecove.

West End Walks. 75 Vaughan Street

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75 Vaughan Street. A Gothic mashup with some truly wonderful features.

This is not a ‘pretty’ house.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Bowdoin Street, History, Images, Vaughan Street, West End Walks and tagged Architecture, History, images, Maine, mansard roof, Portland, The Gothic Revival on July 12, 2015 by alewifecove.

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