Built for Henry Lewis in 1913. Design by John Calvin Stevens
Built in the then-popular Dutch Colonial Revival style. The ‘Dutch’ connections in said style are debatable at best but that’s another story.
Originally a garage for Aurelius S Hinds. A successful druggist and businessman. At some point, it was converted to a home. The details of the street facades and gardens are wonderful.
It doesn’t get much worse
Much has been said and written about General Samuel Waldo. War hero. Scoundrel. Promoter of colonial settlement. Opportunist. Above all of these, for our purposes, he was a powerful force in the early settlement of Portland and the area.
Built for a well known local retailer and designed by a new name in our catalog of architects.
Federalist rationalism in brick
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