Item 148236 - Residence of Albion Little, Western Promenade, Portland, 1887
- Item 148236 - Residence of Albion Little, Western Promenade, Portland, 1887
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- Item 148236
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Image Info This house in the Second Empire Style, since demolished, once stood at 227 Western Promenade.
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Its first owner was Noah W. Barker, partner of Portland’s Barker & Kimball grocers, who had inherited a considerable gold mining fortune in 1872 from his brother, Abner H. Barker, of San Francisco. In 1885, Barker’s widow, Abbie, sold the house to Albion Little, owner of Portland’s Little & Co. dry goods store, who served for many years as City Councilman and Alderman. Between 1885-86, Little engaged John Calvin Stevens to make alterations to the home.
A notable resident of this house was Clarence Hale, who served as a federal judge for the District of Maine from 1902-34. Edwards titled this image "A. Little residence Western Promenade. Feb. 17, 1887."
