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Description
A view of Bowdoin Street in 1887, looking toward the Western Promenade, reveals several new homes recently built by John Calvin Stevens. After the death of industrialist John Bundy Brown in 1881, Brown’s heirs divided up the palatial estate of Bramhall on Portland’s West End, selling lots on the southern side of Bowdoin Street.
The second house on the left is the shingle style home of John Calvin Stevens himself, built by the architect in 1884.
This photograph was included in an album owned by William S. Edwards. Beneath the image is written, “Bowdoin Street. June 30, 1887.”
About This Item
- Title: Bowdoin Street, Portland, 1887
- Creator: William S. Edwards
- Creation Date: 1887-06-30
- Subject Date: 1887-06-30
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic Print
- Dimensions: 11.4 cm x 18.4 cm
- Collection: Edwards Album
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
People
- Brown, John Bundy
- Chaplin, Ashbel
- Davis, John H
- Dennett, Mary C
- Dennett, William H
- Dow, Neal
- Edwards, William S
- Gibson, Montgomery
- Small, Isabel
- Small, William T
- Stevens, John Calvin
- Wight, George J
Other Keywords
- Ashbel Chaplin
- Bowdoin Street
- Bramhall
- Fassett & Stevens
- George J Wight
- John Calvin Stevens
- John H Davis
- Mary Card Dennett
- Montgomery Gibson
- shingle style
- Western Promenade
- William H Dennett
- William T Small
For more information about this item, contact:
City of Portland - Planning & Development389 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 756-8023
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