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89-91 St Lawrence Street

Build date unclear

A Greek Revival former store and residence in the Munjoy Hill Historic District.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Commercial, Greek Revival, History, Images, Income Property, Maine, Munjoy Hill, St Lawrence Street, Survivor, The Great Fire of 1866, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Alfred Hatch, Architecture, Cobbler, Hatch Brothers, History, images, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine, Shoe Shop, The Hill, Then and Now, William Hatch on May 24, 2025 by alewifecove.

74 St. Lawrence Street. By Request

Built in 1845/6 for Gabriel Mark(s)

A modest Greek Revival in the Munjoy Hill Historic District. Continue reading →

43.665086
-70.246733

This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, By Request, Greek Revival, History, Images, Immigrant, Llewellyn Morse Leighton, masonry, Munjoy Hill, St Lawrence Street, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, East End, Glimpses, Greek Revival, History, images, immigration, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine, Swedish immigration, Then and Now on June 2, 2024 by alewifecove.

46 Eastern Promenade. By Request

Built in 1874 for William & Clara Gray

A tall Italianate in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood. Continue reading →

43.665449
-70.242068

This entry was posted in Architecture, By Request, Eastern Promenade, History, Images, Italianate, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Then & Now, Vesper Street and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, East End, entries, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, William Gray on April 27, 2024 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 11-15 Morning Street

Built in 1899 for Edward & Fannie Morrill

An attractive Queen Anne in the Munjoy Hill Historic District Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Architecture, East End, Glimpses, History, Images, Maine, Morning Street, Munjoy Hill, Queen Anne and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, East End, Edward G Morrill, Fannie Morrill, Glimpses, History, images, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine on February 11, 2024 by alewifecove.

50 Turner Street

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Built ca 1895 probably by Ansel & Elmer Doten

A simple Italianate in the Munjoy Hill Historic District. Continue reading →

43.668038
-70.247202

This entry was posted in Architecture, Forest City Mineral Spring, History, Images, Italianate, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Then & Now, Turner Street and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, East End, Eliza V Noble, Forest City Mineral Spring, History, images, Italianate, John F Randall, Maine, Munjoy Hill, NB Noble, Nymphas B Noble, Portland Maine, Then and Now on June 5, 2023 by alewifecove.

42 Munjoy Street

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Built in 1852 by James E Davis

A remuddled Greek Revival in the Munjoy Hill Historic District
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43.665403
-70.244405

This entry was posted in Architecture, Greek Revival, History, Images, Italianate, Italy, James E Davis, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Munjoy Street, Remuddling, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Greek Revival, History, Hmm, images, immigration, Italianate, Italy, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Then and Now on February 26, 2023 by alewifecove.

79-81 North Street

Built ca: 1854-55 by Moses Gould

A somewhat ungainly Greek Revival double house in the Munjoy Hill neighborhood

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43.668131
-70.250543

This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Double House, garage, Greek Revival, History, Images, Italy, Maine, Moses Gould, Munjoy Hill, North Street, Real Estate, Survivor, The Great Fire of 1866, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Brick, Double House, East End, Greek Revival, Hmm, images, immigration, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine, Real Estate, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now on January 15, 2023 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 29 Munjoy Street

Built ca: 181 for Charles Morris Libby

A peculiar Greek Revival in the Munjoy Hill Historic District Continue reading →

43.665309
-70.243677

This entry was posted in Architecture, Glimpses, Greek Revival, Hansen's Lane, History, Images, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Munjoy Street, Remuddling, Renovations, Survivor, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, East End, Glimpses, Greek Revival, Hansen's Lane, History, Hmm, images, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, The Hill on October 30, 2022 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 80 Quebec Street

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Built in 1876 by Alfred Roberts

A diminutive Second Empire in the Munjoy Hill Historic District Continue reading →

43.667660
-70.249415

This entry was posted in Architecture, Glimpses, History, Images, Maine, mansard roof, Munjoy Hill, Quebec Street, Second Empire, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Alfred Roberts, Architecture, East End, Glimpses, History, images, Irish Immigration, Jennie Honan, mansard roof, Munjoy Hill, Patrick Honan, Portland, Portland Maine, TB, Then and Now, tuberculosis on October 1, 2022 by alewifecove.

165_167 Congress Street Redux

Built ca: 1883 by Francis W “Frank” Cunningham. Design by Fassett & Stevens

A revisit to a post from 2016

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43.664862
-70.249394

This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, Brick, Congress Street, Francis Fassett, FW Cunningham, Glimpses, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, masonry, Munjoy Hill, Queen Anne, Redux, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, doors, entries, Fassett & Stevens, FW Cunningham, Glimpses, Grossman's, Grossman's Quality Crafted Homes, History, images, immigration, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Redux, Then and Now on May 30, 2022 by alewifecove.

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