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Sparrow House (Portland, Maine)

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846: 93: 68: 51: 857: 100: 75: 276:-story wood-frame structure, with a steeply pitched gable roof and vertical board siding. The side gables and a front-facing gable above the entrance are decorated with intricate bargeboard. The front gable has a Palladian-style three-part window formed out of narrow lancet-arched windows. A single-story (ell) extends to the right of the main block. 283:, and was for a number of years the only house in the area. It was built for Warren Sparrow, a Portland businessman who operated a dry goods store and insurance business, and was one of the early organizers of Portland's streetcar system. It is along with 735: 830: 766: 750: 740: 825: 771: 881: 412: 792: 694: 891: 300: 725: 659: 624: 699: 604: 564: 389: 664: 654: 649: 629: 745: 579: 494: 614: 609: 484: 704: 669: 574: 549: 689: 639: 619: 594: 584: 569: 559: 544: 524: 499: 489: 479: 709: 684: 589: 529: 509: 504: 474: 464: 133: 644: 599: 539: 514: 469: 776: 674: 554: 519: 730: 679: 634: 534: 442: 427: 382: 458: 92: 860: 375: 850: 67: 422: 901: 398: 328: 239: 37: 886: 813: 896: 227: 235: 291:, one of the finest examples of Gothic residential architecture in the city. Its architect is unknown. 818: 797: 288: 250:
The Sparrow House is set on the northwest side of Arlington Street, a residential street between
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The house was built in 1852, when the area was part of
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Sparrow House (Portland, Maine) is located in Maine
Sparrow House (Portland, Maine) is located in the United States
Portland, Maine
43°40′12″N 70°16′58″W / 43.67000°N 70.28278°W / 43.67000; -70.28278
82000421
Woodfords Corner
Back Cove
Portland, Maine
Gothic Revival architecture
National Register of Historic Places
Forest Avenue
Back Cove
Woodfords Corner
Deering
The Gothic House
West End
National Register of Historic Places listings in Portland, Maine


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