Item 148235 - Northeast view from City Hall, Portland, 1887
- Item 148235 - Northeast view from City Hall, Portland, 1887
- Contributed by City of Portland - Planning & Development
- Item 148235
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Image Info Taken in 1887, from atop City Hall (1869-1908), on the corner of Congress and Myrtle Streets, this photograph presents a view of Portland’s East End and Munjoy Hill. The spire of the Second Parish Presbyterian Church, also known as the Payson Memorial Building, stands in the immediate foreground.
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Just beyond, slightly to the left, are towers of the First Baptist Church on the corner of Wilmot Street. Romanesque revival in style, the First Baptist Church was built between 1867 and 1869 and was demolished in 1987.
In 1887, Edwards included this photograph in an album he compiled of municipal projects and local areas of interest.
