National Register of Historic Places

Talbot, James R., House

East Machias, Washington County, Maine
Listed
January 4, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83000478

About this property

The James R. Talbot House is a historic house at 509 Main Street (United States Route 1) in East Machias, Maine. Built in 1874, it is one of the finest examples of the Second Empire style in eastern Washington County. It now houses The Talbot House Inn, a bed and breakfast establishment. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The Talbot House is located on the west side of US 1 in East Machias, just south of its junction with Maine State Route 191. It is a three-story wood-frame structure, with a mansard roof and clapboard siding. The steep portion of the mansard roof is finished in wood shingles, and is studded with round-arch dormers. The cornice is modillioned, and the building corners are pilastered. The main facade is three bays wide, with a center entrance sheltered by an elaborate flat-roof porch. Windows are framed by decorative bracketed and gabled surrounds. The windows flanking the main entrance are narrow tripled sash, with a similar doubled French door above the entrance. Other windows are more conventionally sized sash, although projecting sections on the sides have narrow windows on the sides. The house was built in 1874 for James Talbot, one of the area's leading lumber manufacturers and shipbuilders. It was designed by Portland architect James A. Tenney, and is the only one of his Second Empire designs in Washington County (of three known) to survive. National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Maine

Location

East Machias, Washington County, Maine
44.73832, -67.39061

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Nearby Historic Sites

East Machias Historic District
Colonial
0.1 mi
"The Rim" and Site of Fort Foster
Early Republic
1.4 mi
Liberty Hall
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2.8 mi
Gates House
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2.9 mi
Machias Railroad Station
Industrial
3.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Machias
1775Revolutionary War
3.9 mi
Battle of Machias (Maine 1775)
1775Revolutionary War
3.9 mi

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When was Talbot, James R., House listed on the National Register?

Talbot, James R., House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 1983.

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Talbot, James R., House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Talbot, James R., House is recorded as the industrial era.

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