National Register of Historic Places

Sunnycroft

Limerick, York County, Maine
Listed
November 8, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84000335

About this property

Sunnycroft is a historic house on Locust Hill in the center of Limerick, Maine. Built in 1921–22, it is a picturesque and rambling exposition of Colonial Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Sunnycroft is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house, resting on a fieldstone foundation. It is located on Locust Hill, a high spot overlooking the center of Limerick, and its foundation is exposed on the east side. The southern facade has a significantly projecting gabled portico, supported by two-story fluted Doric columns. This portico has a modillioned cornice, and a fanlight window in the gable pediment. Underneath this portico, the main entry is framed by a smaller portico, which is supported by paired Doric columns (one each square and round), and topped by a balustrade with urn-topped posts. The eastern facade of the house has a porte-cochere. The building has much asymmetrical styling, including semicircular and oval windows, and a number of single-story additions that gives the building a rambling quality, and an architectural sophistication unusual in a rural setting. The house was built by Charles G. Moulton.

Location

Limerick, York County, Maine
43.68961, -70.79393

Categories

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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Limerick Upper Village Historic District
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0.1 mi
Harper Family House
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1.7 mi
Parsons-Piper-Lord-Roy Farm
Early Republic
3 mi
Newfield (Willowbrook) Historic District
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3.7 mi
Morison, Capt. James, House
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4.1 mi

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When was Sunnycroft listed on the National Register?

Sunnycroft was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 8, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Sunnycroft?

Sunnycroft is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Sunnycroft?

The period of significance for Sunnycroft is recorded as the industrial era.

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