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The building was designed by John Calvin Stevens, then already a well-known Portland architect, and was built in 1883. John B. Brown, in whose honor it is named, founded the Portland Sugar Company in 1855, and in 1868 built the Falmouth Hotel , on Middle Street , which was a center of the city's social activities for half a century.
The hotel, which was the largest in Maine at the time of its completion, [7] was built by John Bundy Brown, at a cost of $300,000, as a symbol of Portland's resurgence after its great fire of 1866. Designed by New York's Charles Alexander, [5] the hotel featured a granite facade, a black walnut interior and marble fireplaces. [8]
The Great Lost Bear is a bar and restaurant at 540 Forest Avenue in Portland, Maine, United States. Established in 1979 by Dave and Weslie Evans and Chip MacConnell, [1] it is noted for its selection of draft craft beers. [2] [3] [4]
Portland Lobster Company stands at the foot of the wharf, at Commercial Street, while DiMillo's On the Water is a floating restaurant located on a boat moored at the wharf. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Sections of the former Berlin Wall stands on the southern side of the wharf, near today's Gorham Savings Bank.
This South Portland Neighborhood Is Maine's Next Big Dining Destination. Adam H. Callaghan. September 5, 2024 at 4:05 AM.
Location of Portland in Maine. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Portland, Maine. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many ...
The Western Promenade is a historic promenade, an 18.1-acre (7.3 ha) public park and recreation area in the West End neighborhood of Portland, Maine.Developed between 1836 and the early 20th century, it is one Portland's oldest preserved spaces, with landscaping by the Olmsted Brothers, who included it in their master plan for the city's parks.
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