159–161 Fore Street

Historic house in Portland, Maine February 2025 January 2025 159–161 Fore Street Longfellow's Birthplace, Portland, ME.jpg The home pictured 1910 Portland, Maine, U.S. 159–161 Fore Street 43.6606 -70.2481 inline,title 1784 1955 yes 3 The Stephenson Home 159–161 Fore Street (also known as The Stephenson Home)Henry Wadsworth Longfellow birthplace, Portland, ca. 1900 https://www.mainememory.net/record/12546 2024-06-26 Maine Memory Network en was a residential building in Portland, Maine, United States. The building, which stood at the corner of Fore Street and Hancock Street in the Old Port, was notable as the birthplace of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in 1807.Portland, Maine, Birthplace of Longfellow & Thos. B. Reed https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/spec_photos/1544 2024-06-26 DigitalCommons@UMaine en It was built in 1784, when the city was part of Massachusetts. Longfellow did not grow up in the home.Greater Portland Landmarks - Longfellow Birthplace https://www.portlandlandmarks.org/longfellow-birthplace 2024-06-26 Greater Portland Landmarks en-US It was originally the home of Captain Samuel Stephenson, uncle of Longfellow via Stephenson's wife, Abigail. Because of the building's connections with the famous writer, the International Longfellow Society attempted to prevent the demolition of the house with a fundraising effort but was ultimately unsuccessful. The structure was demolished in 1955.Birthplace of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Portland, 1887 https://www.mainememory.net/record/148230 2024-06-26 Maine Memory Network en Today, it is the site of a Residence Inn by Marriott, and a boulder on the sidewalk indicates the site's connection to Longfellow. Gallery References Category:Houses in Portland, Maine Category:Houses completed in 1784 Category:1784 establishments in Maine Category:Old Port of Portland, Maine Category:Demolished buildings and structures in Portland, Maine Category:Buildings and structures demolished in 1955 Category:1955 disestablishments in Maine Category:Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Category:Birthplaces of individual people