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Description
Located on 161 Fore Street, the birthplace of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was once considered a "historically important, handsome though modest Federal structure with fanlight and interesting fenestration."
The three-story house was built in 1800 with standard modular bricks, a granite foundation, and gray shingles on the roof. It was destroyed in 1955 for a nearby business expansion.
About This Item
- Title: Birthplace of Longfellow, Portland, ca. 1909
- Creator: The Dexter Press
- Creation Date: circa 1909
- Subject Date: circa 1909
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Postcard
- Dimensions: 8.5 cm x 13.8 cm
- Local Code: P79
- Collection: Historic Postcard Collection
- Object Type: Image
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- Historic sites--Maine--Portland
- Hancock Street (Portland, Me.)
- Fore Street (Portland, Me.)
- Houses--Maine--Portland
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
- Historic buildings--Maine--Portland
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Greater Portland Landmarks93 High Street, Portland, ME 04101-3797
207-774-5561
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Longfellow's Birthplace on corner of Fore and Hancock, Portland, 1950
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Birthplace of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland, 1887
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