Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
An architectural drawing shows the entrance elevation of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House in Portland. The house was built in 1785 and 1786.
The Works Progress Administration conducted the Historic American Building survey in the 1930s. This drawing, entitled "The Henry Wadsworth Longfellow House," was completed by J. Bradley Minott and Joseph Depeter in 1936. This is sheet 1 of 13, survey No. Maine 2.
The original drawings reside at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
About This Item
- Title: Entrance elevation for the Wadsworth-Longfellow House, 1936
- Creator: Works Progress Administration
- Creation Date: 1936-05-20
- Subject Date: 1936-05-20
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 15 cm x 58 cm
- Local Code: Historic American Building Surveys
- Object Type: Text and Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
- Wadsworth, Peleg, 1748-1829--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
- Maine Historical Society--History
- Wadsworth-Longfellow House (Portland, Me.)--Architectural drawings
- Pierce, Anne Longfellow, 1810-1901--Homes and haunts--Maine--Portland
- Historic buildings--Maine--Portland
People
- Depeter, Joseph
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
- Minott, J. Bradley
- Pierce, Anne Longfellow
- Wadsworth, Peleg
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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