Stevens Avenue
Stevens Avenue is a major street in the Deering neighborhood of Portland, Maine, United States. Part of Maine State Route 9 from Woodford Street southward, it runs for around from Forest Avenue, at Morrills Corner, in the north to Outer Congress Street in the south. Stevens Avenue passes to the west of Woodfords Corner. Between Morrills Corner and Woodfords Corner, Stevens Avenue is linked to Forest Avenue by several side streets.
Several notable buildings stand on Stevens Avenue, including Stevens Avenue Armory, the University of New England's Portland campus, Evergreen Cemetery and Baxter Woods.
The street passes through Westbrook College Historic District, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
Stevens Avenue is named for Isaac Sawyer Stevens, who built a home at 628 Stevens Avenue in 1767. It was demolished in 1947.
Intersections
Stevens Avenue intersects with several major streets :- Forest Avenue
- Woodford Street
- Brighton Avenue
- Congress Street
Notable addresses
Western side
- Stevens Avenue Congregational Church, 790 Stevens Avenue
- Stevens Avenue Armory, 772 Stevens Avenue
- University of New England, 716 Stevens Avenue
- Ludcke Auditorium, 710 Stevens Avenue
- Evergreen Cemetery, 672 Stevens Avenue
- Lincoln Middle School, 522 Stevens Avenue
- Roy's Shoe Shop, 500 Stevens Avenue
- Pat's Meat Market, 484 Stevens Avenue
- Longfellow Elementary School, 432 Stevens Avenue
- Deering High School, 370 Stevens Avenue
- St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 673 Stevens Avenue
- St. Joseph's Convent, 605 Stevens Avenue
- Baxter Woods, 555 Stevens Avenue
Public transportation