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Description
Taken in 1887, from atop City Hall (1869-1908), on the corner of Congress and Myrtle Streets, this photograph presents a view of Portland’s East End and Munjoy Hill. The spire of the Second Parish Presbyterian Church, also known as the Payson Memorial Building, stands in the immediate foreground.
Just beyond, slightly to the left, are towers of the First Baptist Church on the corner of Wilmot Street. Romanesque revival in style, the First Baptist Church was built between 1867 and 1869 and was demolished in 1987.
In 1887, Edwards included this photograph in an album he compiled of municipal projects and local areas of interest.
About This Item
- Title: Northeast view from City Hall, Portland, 1887
- Creation Date: 1887-07-17
- Subject Date: 1887-07-17
- 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
- Casco Bay (Me.)--History.
- City halls--Maine--Portland
- Exchange Street (Portland, Me.)
- Free Street (Portland, Me.)
- High Street (Portland, Me.)
- Streets--Maine--Portland
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- Bishop's Residence
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
- City Hall
- Congress Street
- Congress Street Methodist and Episcopal Church
- Congress Street Methodist Church
- diocese
- Eastern Cemetery
- First Baptist Church
- Franklin Street
- Fred N Hooper
- Lemuel Moody
- Levi Newcomb
- Levi Newcomb & Son
- Lincoln Park
- Llewellyn M Leighton
- Munjoy Hill
- North Public School
- North School
- Oren Hooper
- Oren Hooper Son & Leighton
- Patrick Keeley
- Payson Memorial Building
- Portland Observatory
- Second Parish Presbyterian Church
- Second Parish Presbyterian Orthodox Church
- St Lawrence Street
- Universalist Church of the Messiah
- Wilmot Street
For more information about this item, contact:
City of Portland - Planning & Development389 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 756-8023
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Item 148243
Southeast view from City Hall, Portland, 1887
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