Keywords: Western Promenade
Item 62538
General Plan for Western Promenade, Portland, 1905
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1905 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper
Item 71657
Western Promenade, Portland, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Portland Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 71129
52 Western Promenade, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Heirs of Nettie Rosenberg Use: Dwelling - Single family
Item 71132
50 Western Promenade, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Samuel Rosenberg Use: Dwelling - Single family
Item 150955
Residence for Henry P. Cox, Western Promenade, Portland, ca. 1898
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1898 Location: Portland Client: Henry P. Cox Architect: Frederick A. Tompson
Item 151746
Adam P. Leighton residence, Portland, ca. 1903
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1903 Location: Portland Client: Adam P. Leighton Architect: Frederick A. Tompson, Architect
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From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album
William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.
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A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland
Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.
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Architecture & Landscape database - Frederick A. Tompson
"… Portland include the West Mansion on the Western Promenade (1911), the Emerson School on Munjoy Hill (1897-98), the Wilde Chapel in Evergreen…"
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Architecture & Landscape database - Maine Architectural Renderings
"… 1856 rendering of Bramhall, the Western Promenade Italianate mansion of John Bundy Brown, Portland’s leading businessman."
