184 Pleasant Ave, Portland, ME 04103

Life is Good at 184 Pleasant Ave! Deering Center is the definition of community w. so much to offer: schools from pre-school to post-graduate, shops, restaurants, parks & more. 184 has historic charm, ample space, many quality updates & is priced right! See custom website www.184BelmontSt.com Neighborhood Description Pleasant Avenue is distinguished from the neighboring streets by its broad, tree-lined thoroughfare and generously proportioned lots. One of the early property owners, Dr. Eliphalet Clark (1801-1883), the first president of the Portland and Forest Avenue Railroad Company, was likely instrumental in the width of the avenue as the company would subsequently place a tram line down the middle of Pleasant Avenue. These proportions were well defined by 1866, when the land was purchased and then parceled off by a small number of wealthy Portland residents. Over the following fifty years, the lots were sold off and developed, but the avenue continued to retain its well-proportioned elegance. Some of the properties, like number 78, were even sold with stipulations on the size and minimum cost of any building to be erected.