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Description
Congress Square in Portland in about 1885. The house on the corner of High and Congress streets is the Matthew Cobb House, built in 1801, and the first house in the city with gas lights. The site was later occupied by the YMCA, then replaced by the Libby Building.
At left is the Free Street Baptist Church, in the center is the High Street Congregational Church, and at right is the First Universalist Church.
About This Item
- Title: Congress Square, Portland, ca. 1885
- Creation Date: circa 1885
- Subject Date: circa 1885
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Local Code: Photographs -- Portland -- Streets -- Congress 600-799
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Congress Street (Portland, Me.)
- Streets--Maine--Portland
- Churches--Maine--Portland
- Congress Square (Portland, Me.)
- High Street (Portland, Me.)
- Free Street Baptist Church (Portland, Me.)
- High Street Congregational Church (Portland, Me.)
- First Universalist Church (Portland, Me.)
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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