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Victoria Mansion, also known as the Morse-Libby House or Morse-Libby Mansion, is a historic house in downtown Portland, Maine, United States. [1] The brownstone exterior, elaborate interior design, opulent furnishings and early technological conveniences provide a detailed portrait of lavish living in nineteenth-century America.
Portland: This 1901 house and carriage house, designed by William M. Whidden for himself and his family, is the "best expression" of the Prairie School by Whidden and Lewis, one of Portland's most prominent architectural firms of the period. Whidden's extensive gardens were further developed by Thomas and Mabel Kerr after they acquired the ...
Victory Bar was an Orwellian-themed bar and gastropub located at the intersection of Southeast 37th Street and Southeast Division Street in Portland's Richmond neighborhood. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The bar had dated television screens broadcasting a collection of curated live music videos. [ 3 ]
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (also known as "Our Lady of Victories") [1] is a monumental statue located in Monument Square, Portland, Maine, United States.Dedicated on October 28, 1891, [2] it honors "those brave men of Portland, soldiers of the United States army and sailors of the navy of the United States who died in defense of the country in the late civil war". [3]
Louis J. Bader House and Garden; Ball–Ehrman House; Frank C. Barnes House; Barnhart–Wright House; Gustave Bartman House; Baruh–Zell House; Bates–Seller House; John M. and Elizabeth Bates House No. 1; Christine Becker House; Simon Benson House; Joseph Bergman House; Bishop's House (Portland, Oregon) Bishopcroft; Bitar Mansion; Bohnsen ...
Built in 1891 by John Buckler for Charles K. Henry, who platted the neighborhood in 1890, this house is one of Portland's few remaining examples of 19th century brick residential construction. Prominent later residents included Grace Olivier Peck , who served in the Oregon House of Representatives for 22 years between 1948 and 1977.
The house was surveyed by the Portland Historical Landmarks Commission on October 3, 1973, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 14, 1977. [4] In 2017, the Poulsen House was purchased as a home for Prospect, a Portland communications, design, government relations, & digital media agency. Prospect sold the house in 2019
Bitar Mansion, also known as Harry A. Green House or the Harry A. and Ada Green House, is a mansion in the Laurelhurst neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States.The 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m 2) and 17-room structure was designed by architect Herman Brookman and built in 1927 for $410,000, equivalent to $7.19 million today. [2]