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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. 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.

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.

Glimpses. 45 Thomas Street

Built ca: 1866 for Augustin Gamage

A handsome Italianate in the Western Promenade Historic District
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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Glimpses, History, Images, Italianate, Portland Savings Bank, Remuddling, The Great Fire of 1866, Then & Now, Thomas Street, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Brick, Glimpses, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Portland Savings Bank, Remuddling, Then and Now, West End on May 9, 2021 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 22 Deblois Street

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Built ca 1910 for Frederic Dudley. Design by Miller and Mayo.

An imposing Colonial Revival in the Longfellow Highlands neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Colonial Revival, Deblois Street, History, Images, Landlocked, Longfellow Highlands, Miller and Mayo, Off the peninsula, Portals, Remuddling, Then & Now and tagged 20th Century, Architecture, Colonial Revival, Glimpses, History, Hmm, images, Miller and Mayo, Remuddling, vinyl siding on October 25, 2020 by alewifecove.

60-62 Hampshire Street

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Built ca 1867 for John Barbour & Jane Barbour Staples.

A fine, if somewhat remuddled, Second Empire double house in the India Street neighborhood.

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Brick, East End, Hampshire Street, History, Images, mansard roof, Portals, Remuddling, Second Empire, The Great Fire of 1866, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Bruce Taliento, Caroline Staples, Celia Dunlap, Charles F Dunlap, Charles Staples, East End, entries, History, images, Jane Barbour Staples, John Barbour, Maine, mansard roof, Munjoy Hill, Portland, Portland Maine, Remuddling, Second Empire, Tally's Wholesale Tobacco, The Great Fire of 1866 on October 11, 2020 by alewifecove.

Reader Suggestion. 1040 Ocean Street

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Built ca 1900. Probably by Jacob Shattuck.

An odd, and probably doomed, Queen Anne on the Falmouth line.

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This entry was posted in Abandoned, Architecture, East Deering, Glimpses, History, Images, Ocean Avenue, Off the peninsula, Queen Anne, Reader Suggestion, Remuddling, Renovations, Then & Now and tagged Architecture, doomed, History, Hmm, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Queen Anne Style, Remuddling, Then and Now on August 2, 2020 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.

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