Samuel Bucknam House

Samuel Bucknam House
Location U.S. 1, Columbia Falls, Maine, United States
Coordinates 44°39′9″N 67°43′46″W / 44.65250°N 67.72944°W / 44.65250; -67.72944Coordinates: 44°39′9″N 67°43′46″W / 44.65250°N 67.72944°W / 44.65250; -67.72944
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1820 (1820)
Architectural style Cape Style
NRHP Reference # 78000203[1]
Added to NRHP October 19, 1978

The Samuel Bucknam House is a historic house on Main Street (old United States Route 1) in Columbia Falls, Maine, United States. Built in 1820-21, it is one of the state's finest Federal-period Cape houses, with well-preserved woodwork and other features including original wallpaper in one room. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

Description and history

The Bucknam House is a modest 1-1/2 story wood frame Cape house, five bays wide, with a side gable roof, clapboard siding, and a granite foundation. Oriented to face the northwest, the main facade has a center entry with a wooden fan above, and Doric pilasters at the sides, topped by carved reliefs of wooden urns. A kitchen ell extends to the northeast. Both main block and ell have chimneys capped by distinctive arched brick covers. The interior of the house has exquisitely-detailed woodwork, including beaded moldings, friezes, fireplace mantels, and door frames. The main parlor still has its original wallpaper.[2]

Samuel Bucknam had this house built in 1820-21. He was the grandson of John Bucknam, one of Columbia Falls' earliest settlers, who established a lumber mill and then a shipyard on the Pleasant River. Samuel apparently inherited his grandfather's businesses, and was thus able to build a relatively high-quality house in this comparatively remote settings.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Samuel Bucknam House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-05-28.
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