Goddard Mansion

A ruin with a view.

I do like this mansion ruin and I'm surprised it's been there for so long without the trustees of Fort Williams selling the property so it could be rehabbed, especially in S. Portland's hot real estat...

Interesting

Even in it's current state, you can tell this was a significant home in it's day. Too bad it could not be restored.

One of my favorite New England ruins.

I snapped a few photos of the mansion while I was at Fort Williams on a warm and windy late October day. I hadn't seen it in a while, but it always takes my breath away whenever I do. It looked beauti...

A Fort, a lighthouse and a mansion in close proximity--Oh my!

Last spring when my husband and I visited Portland, we spent time at Fort Williams park and at the lighthouse but didn't visit the Goddard Mansion. So over the winter I researched the mansion and thi...

A historic building, but not much to see

Located inside the Fort William Park, the Goddard Mansion is a short walk from the central parking lot in the area. The once-beautiful mansion, designed by noted architect Charles Alexander for a loca...