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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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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.

50-52 Carleton Street

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Built ‘on spec’ in 1864 by Granville and Sewall Chase. Design by Thomas Cummings?

A stylish Italianate in the West End

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Built on spec, Carleton Street, Double House, Granville M Chase, History, Images, Italianate, Masons, Sewall Chase, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Granville Chase, History, images, Italianate, Maine, mansard roof, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, Sewall Chase, Then and Now, West End on December 30, 2021 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 12 Smith Street

Built ca: 1868 for William Goold

A small Italianate in the India Street Historic District

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Brick, Glimpses, Images, Italianate, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portals, Smith Street, The Great Fire of 1866, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, doors, Glimpses, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now on December 18, 2021 by alewifecove.

117-119 Pine Street. House number 200

Built in 1876 for Francis & Edward Fassett

An iconic High Victorian in the West End Historic District

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Condominium, Double House, Francis Fassett, Greater Portland Landmarks, High Victorian, History, Home of the architect, House #200, Images, Maine, mansard roof, Nathan E Redlon, Pine Street, Portals, The Great Fire of 1866, West End and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, Brick, doors, entries, Francis Fassett, Greater Portland Landmarks, High Victorian, History, images, Maine, mansard roof, masonry, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now, West End on November 28, 2021 by alewifecove.

1 Cobb Avenue

Built ca: 1782 by Thaddeus Broad

A modest Post Colonial in the Stroudwater neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Cobb Avenue, History, Images, Maine, Off the peninsula, Post Colonial, Stroudwater, Survivor, Then & Now and tagged 18th century, Architecture, Broad's Tavern, History, images, Maine, Portals, Portland, Portland International Jetport, Portland Maine, Stroudwater, Then and Now on November 21, 2021 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 33 Cushman Street.

Built ca: 1868 for William and Mary Milliken. Possibly by James Tenney.

A remuddled Italianate in the West End neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Cushman Street, Glimpses, History, Images, Italianate, James A Tenney, Maine, Portals, Remuddling, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, entries, Glimpses, History, Hmm, images, Italianate, Maine, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Then and Now, vinyl siding, walking, West End on September 26, 2021 by alewifecove.

Field Trip. 88-90 Sawyer Street, South Portland

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Built ca: 1849 by Stephen Hubbard

A charming Greek Revival double-house in the Ferry Village neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Double House, Field Trips, Greek Revival, History, Images, Maine, Off the peninsula, Portals, Sawyer Street, South Portland, South Portland and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, doors, entries, Glimpses, Greek Revival, images, Maine, Portals, South Portland, Stephen Hubbard on August 17, 2021 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 672 Ocean Avenue

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Probably built between 1804 and 1814 by Nathan Sawyer. A transitional Georgian/Federal in the Lunt’s Corner neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Federal style, Glimpses, History, Images, Lunt's Corner, Ocean Avenue, Off the peninsula, Portals, Remuddling, Renovations, Survivor, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Deering, doors, East Deering, entries, Federal style, Georgian, Glimpses, History, Hmm, images, Jessie Wright, Maine, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Then and Now, Westbrook on July 18, 2021 by alewifecove.

54 Maple Street

Built ca: 1858 by David Robinson Jr.

A Greek Revival double-house in the Gorham’s Corner neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Double House, Gorham's Corner, Greek Revival, History, Images, Maine College of Art, Maple Street, Portals, Portland School of Art, Remuddling, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, doors, entries, Greek Revival, History, images, Maine, Maine College of Art, Maine Irish Heritage Center, Portals, Portland, Remuddling, Then and Now on February 2, 2020 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 154 Newbury Street

Built ca 1867 by Jotham Lewis.

A brick Second Empire home in the India Street District.

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Condominium, Glimpses, History, Images, Newbury Street, Portals, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, Brick, East End, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, Second Empire, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now on June 9, 2019 by alewifecove.

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