How Houses


  • Address: 30-32 and 40 Pleasant St
  • Vicinity: 23 DanForth St
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District

The How Houses are three brick Federal style houses on DanForth and Pleasant Streets in Portland, Maine. - AsNotedIn


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1817/00/00 Daniel How Architect Daniel How builds a seven room Federal house on the back of his property at 40 Pleasant Street as a wedding gift for his second son, John. In addition to the recessed fan doorway there is a hanging staircase and fireplaces in all seven rooms.
1818/00/00 Joseph How, Patriot Architect Joseph How erects a Federal double house at 30-32 Pleasant Street beside that of his nephew. The 3.5 story, brick mansion features 4 fireplaces on each of the three full floors, a gabled roof, arched recessed entrances with fans and sidelights.

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Daniel How House
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Particulars for How Houses:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Architectural Style Federal Style
Sight Category Historic District
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 80000377
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: How,Daniel; How,Joseph
Architectural Style: Federal
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Significant Year: 1799, 1817, 1818
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling

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