Morrills Corner
Morrills Corner | |
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Neighborhood in Portland, Maine | |
 Ac. 1940view, looking north from Forest Avenue toward its intersection with Allen Avenue | |
 Location in Portland, Maine | |
| Coordinates:43°41′18″N70°17′37″W/ 43.688320°N 70.293602°W | |
| State | Maine |
| County | Cumberland |
| City | Portland |
Morrills Corneris a neighborhood and major intersection inPortland, Maine,United States.[1]Centered around the intersections ofForest Avenue(part ofU.S. Route 302andState Route 100), Allen Avenue (SR 100) andStevens Avenue.[2]It was once home to some of the oldest families in what was the city ofDeering.[3]
TheKennebec and Portland Railroadwas laid through the neighborhood in 1847. It was abandoned in 1911.[4]TheBoston and Maine Railroadalso ran through Deering Junction. From 1914 to 1933, thePortland–Lewiston Interurbanentered Portland via thePortland Railroadline from Morrills Corner.[5]
Morrills Corner is named for brother Rufus and Levi Morrill, who lived there in the early 1800s.Lot Myrick Morrill,agovernor of Maine,lived at Morrills Corner until he was 23.[6]
Notable buildings[edit]
The below buildings have been noted for their importance by Greater Portland Landmarks.[7]
- 1241 Forest Avenue
- 73–113 Bell Street
- Casco Bottling Company, 80 Bell Street
- Thomas P. Beals Furniture Factory, 58 Morrill Street
- 844 Stevens Avenue (c. 1817), home of George Bishop
- Morrills School, 806–808 Stevens Avenue
- 804 Stevens Avenue (c. 1820), Jesse and Isabel Alden House
- Stevens Avenue Congregational Church, 790 Stevens Avenue (built in 1888)[8]
- Stevens Avenue Armory,772 Stevens Avenue (built in 1908)
Bogusha's Polish Restaurant and Deli, run by Bogumila Pawlaczyk, has been in business at 825 Stevens Avenue since 1996.[9]
Destroyed[edit]
- Deering Junction Train Station
References[edit]
- ^"Friends of Morrill's Corner"– City of Portland
- ^"Morrill's Corner and vicinity, ca.1960".Aerial Views - Portland Press Herald Still Film Negatives.1960-01-01.
- ^"Greater Portland Landmarks - Explore Morrill's Corner!".Greater Portland Landmarks.Retrieved2024-04-18.
- ^"History".Friends of Woodfords Corner.Retrieved2024-01-18.
- ^Robertson, Edwin B. (1982).Remember the Portland, Maine, Trolleys.Robertson Books.
- ^"Morrill's Corner, Portland, ca. 1938".Maine Memory Network.Retrieved2024-04-18.
- ^"Greater Portland Landmarks - Explore Morrill's Corner!".Greater Portland Landmarks.Retrieved2024-04-18.
- ^"Stevens Avenue Congregational Church, 1986".Businesses & Buildings - Portland Press Herald Still Film Negatives.1986-05-17.
- ^"Bogusha's Polish Restaurant and Deli, 1997".Businesses & Buildings - Portland Press Herald Still Film Negatives.1997-10-26.
External links[edit]
- "Morrills corner Portland Maine"– Charlie Toppi,YouTube,2018
