The William Colburn House is a historic house at 91 Bennoch Road in Orono, Maine. It was built about 1780 by William Colburn, one of the area's first white settlers, and is one of the few 18th-century houses surviving in Maine's central interior. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
The William Colburn House is located north of Orono's downtown, on the west side of Bennoch Road (Maine State Route 16), between Noyes and Winterhaven Drives. It is set on a terrace above the road, and would at one time have had views of the Stillwater River. The house is a 1+1⁄2-story Cape style wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side gable roof, two interior brick chimneys, clapboard siding, and a granite foundation. The center bay contains an unusually wide doorway, that includes flanking sidelight windows and a fanlight. The interior of the house retains original woodwork and finishes, include wide pine floors, wainscoting, and a large kitchen fireplace with crane and builtin ovens.[2]
The house was built in 1780 by William Colburn, who first arrived in the area in 1774 with his father Jeremiah. They fled the area at the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War in 1775, and returned in 1780, at which time they built two houses. One of them was destroyed by fire. This house is believed to be one of the oldest surviving 18th-century houses at such a great distance from the coast of Maine.[2]
^ ab"NRHP nomination for William Colburn House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-12-29.
January 01, 1970
william, colburn, house, historic, house, bennoch, road, orono, maine, built, about, 1780, william, colburn, area, first, white, settlers, 18th, century, houses, surviving, maine, central, interior, listed, national, register, historic, places, 1973, national,. The William Colburn House is a historic house at 91 Bennoch Road in Orono Maine It was built about 1780 by William Colburn one of the area s first white settlers and is one of the few 18th century houses surviving in Maine s central interior It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 1 William Colburn HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesThe William Colburn House as seen in June 2017 Show map of MaineShow map of the United StatesLocation91 Bennoch Rd Orono MaineCoordinates44 53 19 N 68 40 42 W 44 88861 N 68 67833 W 44 88861 68 67833Area1 acre 0 40 ha Built1780 1780 Built byColburn WilliamArchitectural styleColonial Cape CodNRHP reference No 73000134 1 Added to NRHPJune 19 1973Description and history editThe William Colburn House is located north of Orono s downtown on the west side of Bennoch Road Maine State Route 16 between Noyes and Winterhaven Drives It is set on a terrace above the road and would at one time have had views of the Stillwater River The house is a 1 1 2 story Cape style wood frame structure five bays wide with a side gable roof two interior brick chimneys clapboard siding and a granite foundation The center bay contains an unusually wide doorway that includes flanking sidelight windows and a fanlight The interior of the house retains original woodwork and finishes include wide pine floors wainscoting and a large kitchen fireplace with crane and builtin ovens 2 The house was built in 1780 by William Colburn who first arrived in the area in 1774 with his father Jeremiah They fled the area at the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War in 1775 and returned in 1780 at which time they built two houses One of them was destroyed by fire This house is believed to be one of the oldest surviving 18th century houses at such a great distance from the coast of Maine 2 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Penobscot County MaineReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 a b NRHP nomination for William Colburn House National Park Service Retrieved 2015 12 29 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Colburn House amp oldid 1126979046, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
