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369-371 Cumberland Avenue

Built ca 1846 by James R Hawkes

A Greek Revival double-house in the Bayside neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Bayside, Cumberland Avenue, Double House, Glimpses, Greek Revival, James R Hawkes, Portals, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, doors, Double House, Edgar Hawkes, Greek Revival, History, images, James R Hawkes, Maine, Maine Charitable Mechanics Association, Mechanics Hall, Portland, Portland Maine, Solomon Hawkes, Then and Now on October 24, 2021 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 95 Deerfield Road.

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Built in 1914 for Hazel & Harold Blanchard. Design probably by the firm John Calvin Stevens Architects.

A substantial Shingle Style home in the Boulevard Park neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Boulevard Park, Deerfield Road, Glimpses, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Off the peninsula, Shingle Style, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Colonial Revival, Deering, Glimpses, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, John Howard Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Shingle Style, Then and Now on October 10, 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.

19 Anderson Street

Built ca: 1882 for Robert McCloskey

A scruffy but vibrant Italianate in the East Bayside neighborhood. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Anderson Street, Apartment, Architecture, Commercial, Condominium, East Bayside, History, Images, Italianate, Maine, Portals, Remuddling, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, doors, East End, History, images, immigration, Irish, Italianate, Maine, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Then and Now on September 12, 2021 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 40 Belmont Street

Built ca: 1902 on spec for Lewellyn Morse Leighton. Design by Fred Tompson

A lovely Colonial Revival in the Coyle Park neighborhood.
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This entry was posted in Architecture, Austin Pease, Belmont Street, Colonial Revival, Coyle Park, Deering, Fred Tompson, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, Jacob Winslow, Llewellyn Morse Leighton, Maine, Off the peninsula, Portals, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Austin Pease, Colonial Revival, Coyle Park, Eleazer W Clark, Frederick Tompson, Glimpses, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Jacob Winslow, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now on August 29, 2021 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 151 Vaughan Street

Built ca: 1902 for Fred Richards as a wedding present to Edward and Gertrude Piper.

An odd Colonial Revival in the West End Historic District Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, Fred Richards, Glimpses, History, Images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Then & Now, Vaughan Street, West End and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Arts and Crafts, Brick, Colonial Revival, Fred Richards, Glimpses, History, images, John Calvin Stevens, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, West End on August 1, 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.

Glimpses. 46 West Street

Built in 1876 by Moses C Merrill

A Mansard roofed Italianate in the West End. Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Architecture, History, Images, Italianate, Then & Now, West End, West End Walks, West Street and tagged Architecture, Glimpses, History, Hmm, images, Italianate, mansard roof, Portland, Portland Maine, Then and Now, West End on July 4, 2021 by alewifecove.

15-17 Deering Street

Built in 1870 for Caroline and Thomas Weston. Simon Libby, builder. Samuel Knight and Nathan Redlon, masons.

A large Italianate double-house in the Deering Street Historic District. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Deering Street, Double House, History, Images, Italianate, Masons, Nathan E Redlon, Parkside, Remuddling, Samuel A Knight, Simon Libby and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, History, images, Italianate, Maine, mason, Nathan E Redlon, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Samuel A Knight, Simon H Libby, Then and Now on June 6, 2021 by alewifecove.

44-46 Avon Street

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Built on speculation in 1874 by Elbridge G P Smith

A funky Second Empire in the Parkside neighborhood Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in Avon Street, Double House, Elbridge G P Smith, History, Images, mansard roof, Parkside, Remuddling, Second Empire, shudders and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, History, Hmm, images, Maine, mansard roof, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Second Empire, shudders, shutters, Then and Now on May 23, 2021 by alewifecove.

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