Jonas R. Shurtleff House

Jonas R. Shurtleff House
Location Augusta Rd. (US 201), Winslow, Maine
Coordinates 44°31′36″N 69°38′34″W / 44.52667°N 69.64278°W / 44.52667; -69.64278Coordinates: 44°31′36″N 69°38′34″W / 44.52667°N 69.64278°W / 44.52667; -69.64278
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1850 (1850)
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 74000173[1]
Added to NRHP December 30, 1974

The Jonas R. Shurtleff House is a historic house on United States Route 201 in Winslow, Maine. Built about 1850, it is a distinctive local example of vernacular Gothic Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

Description and history

The Jonas R. Shurtleff House is located in southern Winslow, on the west side US 201, a short way south of its junction with Maine State Route 137. It is a two-story wood frame structure, with a gabled roof, vertical board siding, and a granite foundation. The main roof gable and side gables are adorned with bargeboard trim. The ground floor windows are topped by extended cornices supported by narrow paired brackets, while second-floor windows are topped by square-headed moulding. The main entrance is sheltered by a porch with latticework trim forming Gothic arches. Above the entrance is a three-part Palladian style window, and there is a triangular multilight window in the gable point above. The house's interior is decorated with modest Greek Revival trim.[2]

The house was built sometime between 1850 and 1853 by Jonas Shurtleff, who had purchased the land in 1849. Its designer is not known; its more fanciful features, although borrowing in some ways from published materials on residential Gothic architecture, are largely vernacular. The house has been a local landmark and minor tourist attraction since its construction.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Earl G. Shettleworth, Jr.; Frank Beard (1974). "NRHP nomination for Jonas R. Shurtleff House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-03. with photos from 1974
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