Tag Archives: West End

727 Congress Street Part 1

Built in 1870 for Woodbury Davis. Possibly designed by Francis Fassett
Alternative address is 1-7 Mellen Street

An iconic Italianate in the Congress Street Historic District.

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Redux. 137 Emery Street

Built in 1866 for Andrew Jackson Chase

A fanciful French roofed Second Empire in the West End neighborhood.

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147 Pine Street

Built in 1895 for Horace Shaylor. Design by John Calvin Stevens

The easterly half of a Colonial Revival double/row house in the West End neighborhood.

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149 Pine Street

Built in 1895 for Charles & Ida Allen. Design by John Calvin Stevens

The westerly half of a Colonial Revival double/row house in the West End neighborhood.

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Glimpses. 74 Neal Street

Built in 1897-98 for Charles H Sargent

A conventional Queen Anne in the West End Historic District.

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30 Dow Street

Built ca: 1828 for Joseph Ilsley Jr.

A small Federal in the West End neighborhood

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Glimpses. 308 Danforth Street. A peek inside.

A rare opportunity to see the interior of a Portland landmark.

In early 2024, one of the city’s landmark antebellum homes came on the market under some odd circumstances.

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16-22 Pine Street

Built on spec in 1856 by the Granville & Sewall Chase. Design by Charles A Alexander

A quartet of substantial Italianate townhouses in the Longfellow Square neighborhood

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