National Register of Historic Places

Frye, Sen. William P., House

Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine
Listed
October 7, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
76000189

About this property

The Senator William P. Frye House is a historic house on 453-461 Main Street in Lewiston, Maine. Built in 1874, it is a fine example of Second Empire architecture in the city, designed by local architects Fassett & Stevens for William P. Frye, a mayor of Lewiston and a United States senator. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The Frye House is located north of downtown Lewiston, at the southeast corner of Frye Street and Main Street (United States Route 202). It is a two-story wood-frame structure, with a mansard roof providing a full third floor. The roofline below the steep portion of the roof is modillioned and dentillated, and the line between the roof levels also has a projecting cornice. The roof is studded with gabled dormers. William P. Frye served as United States Senate Majority Leader and was a trustee of Bates College which is adjacent to his home. Windows on the sides are topped by decorative hoods, while the front-facing facade has two-story polygonal window bays. A sympathetic two-story addition extends to the rear of the house, along Frye Street. The house was built in 1874 to a design by Fassett & Stevens. The house was built for William P. Frye, a lawyer whose record of public service included mayor of Lewiston, state representative, United States Congressman, Maine Attorney General, and United States Senator. He was, along with James G. Blaine, one of Maine's leading political figures of the period. National Register of Historic Places listings in Androscoggin County, Maine

Location

453-461 Main St.
Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine
44.10632, -70.21056

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Frye, Sen. William P., House listed on the National Register?

Frye, Sen. William P., House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 7, 1976.

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Frye, Sen. William P., House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Frye, Sen. William P., House is recorded as the industrial era.

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