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336-338 Spring Street

Built in 1867 for Seth and Margaret Dyer

A large Italianate in the West End Historic District Continue reading →

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This entry was posted in After the fire, Architecture, Brick, Greater Portland Landmarks, Images, Italianate, Maine, masonry, Portals, Spring Street, Then & Now, Waynflete School, West End, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, a puzzlement, After the fire, Architecture, Brick, doors, entries, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, Italianate, Maine, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, puzzlement, Seth Dyer, Spring Street, Stanley Herrick, Stanwood Fisher, Storer Street, Then and Now, Waynflete School, West End on March 10, 2024 by alewifecove.

In Focus: Charles A Alexander. Addendum.

A look at a missed home and a couple that make me go Hmmm

Birds-Eye view of Portland. Library of Congress

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Charles A Alexander, Dependence H Furbush, History, Horace P Storer, Images, In Focus, Italianate, Phyllis Thaxter, Portals, Portland Sugar House, Spring Street, Spruce Street, Storer Street, Sydney Thaxter, Then & Now, Waynflete School, West End and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Brick, Charles A Alexander, Charles J Barbour, Dependence H Furbush, History, Hmm, Horace P Storer, images, Italianate, John Mace, Maine, Phyllis Thaxter, Portals, Portland, Portland Maine, Seth Dyer, Storer Street, Sydney SF Thaxter, Sydney Thaxter, Then and Now, Waynflete School, West End on December 25, 2022 by alewifecove.

In Focus. Charles A Alexander Part 3. Commercial, Church, & other Works.

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Part 3 of an in-depth look at one of Portland’s lesser-known architects.

Portland Sugar House warehouse. 1852

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Biography, Brick, Charles A Alexander, Commercial, Double House, History, Home of the architect, Images, In Focus, John Bundy Brown, Maine, Observations, Off the peninsula, Portland Sugar House, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, AIA, American Institute of Architects, Architecture, Biography, Bramhall, Brick, Charles A Alexander, Chicago, doors, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, In Focus, John Bundy Brown, Maine, New York City, Oaklands, Portland, Portland Maine, TC Hersey, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now, Theophilus C Hersey, Waynflete School, West End on April 1, 2022 by alewifecove.

In Focus. Charles A Alexander Part 2. Residences and Cottages

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Part 2 of an in-depth look at one of Portland’s lesser-known architects.

Safford House. 1857

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Charles A Alexander, Commercial, Double House, History, Home of the architect, Images, In Focus, John Bundy Brown, Maine, Observations, Off the peninsula, Portland Sugar House, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Bramhall, Brick, Charles A Alexander, doors, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, In Focus, John Bundy Brown, Maine, Oaklands, Portland, Portland Maine, TC Hersey, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now, Theophilus C Hersey, Waynflete School, West End on March 19, 2022 by alewifecove.

In Focus. Charles A Alexander Part 1. Biography

Part One of an in-depth look at one of Portland’s lesser-known architects.

Chestnut Street Methodist Church. 1856

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Biography, Brick, Charles A Alexander, Commercial, Double House, History, Home of the architect, Images, In Focus, John Bundy Brown, Maine, Observations, Off the peninsula, Portland Sugar House, Then & Now and tagged 19th Century, Architecture, Biography, Bramhall, Brick, Charles A Alexander, doors, Greater Portland Landmarks, History, images, In Focus, John Bundy Brown, Maine, Oaklands, Portland, Portland Maine, TC Hersey, The Great Fire of 1866, Then and Now, Theophilus C Hersey, Waynflete School, West End on March 7, 2022 by alewifecove.

Glimpses. 16 Storer Street

Built prior to 1860 for Dependence and/or Henry Furbush (Furbish). Possibly designed by Charles A Alexander.

A fascinating brick Italianate on the Waynflete Campus.

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This entry was posted in Architecture, Brick, Charles A Alexander, Glimpses, History, Images, Italianate, Portals, Portland Sugar House, Then & Now, Waynflete School, West End Walks and tagged 19th Century, Brick, Charles A Alexander, Glimpses, History, images, Maine, Portland, Portland Maine, Portland Sugar House, Storer Street, Then and Now, Waynflete School, West End on May 12, 2019 by alewifecove.

West End Walks. 360 Spring Street

Built in 1890 for Sydney W Thaxter

Design by Albert Winslow Cobb.

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This entry was posted in Albert W Cobb, Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, Greater Portland Landmarks, Spring Street, Waynflete School, West End Walks and tagged Albert W Cobb, Albert Winslow Cobb, Architecture, Brick, Colonial Revival, Glimpses, History, images, Maine, Portland, Stevens and Cobb, Waynflete School, West End on November 19, 2016 by alewifecove.

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