The Barnacle, Prouts Neck, 1885
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Maine Historic Preservation Commission
Alexander W. Longfellow Jr. (1854-1934), "Waddy," worked as an architect.
Perched on the high rocks of Prouts Neck, the Cheney-Hyde house that Waddy designed was one of the first private cottages built in this summer community of hotels and boarding houses.
Longfellow’s picturesque design included steep sloping roofs, open porches, and a turret that served as a water tower. The building was also known for its Arts & Crafts elements.
Ernest Longfellow, Henry's son, and William Pitt Preble Longfellow, son of Henry's older brother Stephen and Marianne Preble, both were artists.
William also was one of America's earliest scholars of architectural history and worked for an architect.
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