Elisha Purington House

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Elisha Purington House
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Location71 Mast Rd., Falmouth, Maine
Coordinates 43°45′52″N70°20′38″W / 43.76444°N 70.34389°W / 43.76444; -70.34389 Coordinates: 43°45′52″N70°20′38″W / 43.76444°N 70.34389°W / 43.76444; -70.34389
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1761 (1761)
ArchitectElisha Purington
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No. 85000271 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 14, 1985

The Elisha Purington House also known as Pride Farm, is an historic house at 71 Mast Road in Falmouth, Maine. Built in 1761, it is a rare surviving example of Georgian architecture in Maine's rural interior. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 14, 1985. [1]

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Description and history

The Purington House stands in the northwestern interior reaches of Falmouth, on the west side of Mast Road, a short way south of Pride Farm Road. The main house is a 2+12-story timber-frame structure, with a gabled roof, central chimney, clapboard siding, and stone foundation. It has a number of additions, including a 20th-century garage and an ell joining it to a 19th-century barn. Its front facade is symmetrically arranged, with a center entrance topped by three-light transom window, and framed by a modest surround with entablature. Windows are either six-over-six or nine-over-six sash, and are framed by narrow molding, similar to that found at the building corners and in the interior. Also located on the property is an L-shaped 19th century barn. [2]

The house was built in 1761 by Elisha Purington, a Quaker who had a reputation throughout New England as a clockmaker. He is also known to have served the local community as a blacksmith and gunmaker. The roof his recently built house was torn off during a hurricane in 1767. The assemblage of surviving 18th and 19th-century buildings is among the finest in a rural inland setting in the state. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Elisha Purington House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-14.