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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.

Glimpses. 43 Deering Street

Built in 1866/67 for Francis Ashby Waldron

A well designed and built Italianate just off State Street in the Deering Street historic district.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Deering Street, Francis Fassett, Glimpses, History, Images, Italianate, Parkside, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now on December 12, 2018 by alewifecove.

The Great Fire. Greater Portland Landmarks gets into the spirit.

Taking a cue from Portland’s Valentine Heart tradition, Greater Portland Landmarks traces the path and edges of the fire. Too bad it poured today.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, Images, The Great Fire of 1866 and tagged Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Maine, Portland, The Great Fire of 1866 on June 29, 2016 by alewifecove.

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