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Preble House, Portland, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Postcard

Menu, Preble House, Portland, 1914

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1914-11-26 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Assessor's Record, 21-23 Preble Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Catherine A. Seemayer Use: Hotel

Portland Hotels

Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.

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.

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - Streetscape, 1790-1930

"… house, was demolished in 1858 to make way for the Preble House hotel. The new four-story building had a Mansard roof, which originally included…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"This photograph was taken between the completion of Mussey’s Row in 1852 and the alteration of the Preble House in 1859."