National Register of Historic Places

Hathorn, Lt. John, House

Woolwich, Sagadahoc County, Maine
Listed
February 26, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80000251

About this property

The Lt. Richard Hathorn House is a historic house on Maine State Route 127 in Woolwich, Maine, USA. Built in 1784, it is one of the best-preserved early Federal period houses in Maine's Mid Coast region. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The Hathorn House is located on the east side of Route 127, just north of Misty Hollow Drive and west of the northern part of Nequasset Lake. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, oriented facing south, and is five bays wide, with a side-gable roof, central chimney, clapboard siding and a fieldstone foundation. Its windows are simply framed, and its central entrance has an elaborate surround, with Ionic pilasters supporting an entablature and cornice. The interior is largely original, with five fireplaces which include a massive kitchen hearth with beehive oven, and fine wood paneling in many of its rooms. An ell extends to the right of the main block. The house was built in 1784 by Richard Hathorn, a veteran of the American Revolutionary War. The only significant modernizing elements made to the house are the introduction of plumbing and electricity. It is one of the least-altered houses of the period in the Maine Mid Coast region. National Register of Historic Places listings in Sagadahoc County, Maine

Location

Woolwich, Sagadahoc County, Maine
43.96582, -69.78231

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Hathorn, Lt. John, House listed on the National Register?

Hathorn, Lt. John, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 26, 1980.

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Hathorn, Lt. John, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Hathorn, Lt. John, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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