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Collection
Portland Press Herald Still-Film Negatives Collection
Document Type
Still Image
Call number of Original
140616
Contributing Institution
Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives
Location
Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Creation Date
10-21-1982
Format of Original
35mm gelatin silver negatives
Description
Views of the Morrill School, 1086 Forest Avenue after its closure. The school building was constructed in 1899, and closed after Riverton School opened (1976).
In 1982, the property was acquired by the Park-Danforth elderly housing facility's expansion from Stevens Avenue to Forest Avenue. Construction began in 1984.
Top image: Full exterior view of the school building, from southeast.
Bottom image: Full exterior view of the school building from northwest. Poland Street at right.
Bottom photo published in the Evening Express, on 21 October 1982
[See Additional Files link- below- for post card view of the Morrill School]
Recommended Citation
"Morrill School, 1982" (1982). Businesses & Buildings - Portland Newspapers (Guy Gannett) Still Film Negatives. 470.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/pphnegs_images_business/470
Morrill School post card, early 20th C
Keywords
Portland, Me., Deering Center, Morrill's Corner, Schools, Forest Avenue
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