Stone House (Bridgton, Maine)
Stone House | |
| Location | Burnham Road, Bridgton, Maine |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°00′02″N 70°40′38″W / 44.00056°N 70.67722°W |
| Built | 1830 |
| Architect | John Mead |
| NRHP reference No. | 84001361[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 19, 1984 |
The Stone House is an historic house located on Burnham Road in Bridgton, Maine, United States. Built 1828–1830, it is a rare example in Maine of a Cape style house built out of stone in the English masonry style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[2]
Description and history
The Stone House stands in a rural part of southern Bridgton, on the north side of Burnham Road, a short way west of its junction with Willis Park Road. The house is built on a sloping lot, and presents a single story to the south and two stories to the north. It is built out of slabs of granite hand-quarried from a local quarry, with a timber-frame half story. It has a gabled roof and a central brick chimney, and modern ells extend the building to the west. Its main facade is five bays wide, with a center entrance framed by sidelight windows.[2]
The house was built in 1828-30 by John Mead, Sr., an Englishman who settled here in the early 1800s. In 1828, his house was destroyed by a freak windstorm, and he decided to build a house that was capable of withstanding such events. It is the only house known in western Maine that uses English masonry methods. Mead was also one of a small number of farmers in Maine who engaged in planting mulberry trees for the purpose of cultivating silk worms.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c "NRHP nomination for Stone House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 12, 2016.