Maine Memory Network

Children's Gate, Longfellow Garden, Portland, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Longfellow Garden Club Date: circa 1930 Location: Portland Media: Lantern slide

Longfellow Garden Club tree planting, Portland, 1957

Contributed by: Longfellow Garden Club Date: 1957 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

10-12 Garden Lane, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Jacob R. Ganem Use: Dwelling - Two family

Sterling property, E. Side Garden Place, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Sarah B. Sterling Use: Summer Dwelling

New York Botanical Garden ornamental conifer collections, Bronx, New York, 1946-1999

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1946–1999 Location: Bronx Client: New York Botanical Gardens Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

New York Botanical Garden Rodney White country garden, Bronx, New York, 1990-1998

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1990–1998 Location: Bronx Client: New York Botanical Gardens Architect: Patrick Chasse; Landscape Design Associates

Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland

The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.

The World's Largest Oxen

Named for the two largest things in Maine at the turn of the 20th century, Mt. Katahdin and Granger of Stetson, were known as the Largest Oxen in the World. Unable to do farm work because of their size, they visited fairs and agricultural events around the Northeast.

Longfellow Garden Club

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Illustrations: Gardens & Trees

"… Illustrations: Gardens & Trees"

History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars

How roses became a big part of my life
by Clarence Rhodes

Clarence Rhodes's experiences growing, exhibiting, and judging roses in Maine and around the world.