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Glimpses. 121 Dartmouth Street

Built ‘on spec’ ca; 1922 by the Dartmouth Real Estate Company

An Arts & Crafts ‘double-decker’ in the Oakdale neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Apartment, Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Dartmouth Real Estate Company, Dartmouth Street, Deering, double-decker, F A Rumery, Hip roof, History, Images, Maine, Oakdale, Oakdale Street, On Spec, Then & Now and tagged Apartment, Architecture, Built on spec, Dartmouth Real Estate Company, Frank Rumery, History, images, Maine, Marion Deering Noyes, Oakdale, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on October 31, 2025 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 70 Ashmont Street

Built ca 1897 by Arthur E Marks

A well maintained Queen Anne in the Oakdale neighborhood

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This entry was posted in Arthur E Marks, Ashmont Street, Glimpses, History, Images, Oakdale, Off the peninsula, Queen Anne, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Glimpses, History, images, Oakdale, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Then and Now on December 22, 2019 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.

Glimpses. 5 Oakdale Street

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Driving down Falmouth Street by the university and this caught my eye. Something intriguing and not quite right at the same time.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, garage, Glimpses, History, Images, Oakdale, Oakdale Street, Remuddling and tagged Architecture, History, Hmm, images, Maine, Oakdale, Portland, Things that make me go hmm, University of Southern Maine on July 18, 2016 by alewifecove.

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