The Edmund E. Goodwin House is a historic house at 503 Main Street in Sanford, Maine. It was built in 1899 for Edmund Goodwin, a prominent local businessman, and is a well-preserved example of Queen Anne Victorian architecture. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1] It is owned by the Sanford Historical Society.
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| Location | 503 Main St., Sanford, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 43°27′48″N 70°47′45″W / 43.46333°N 70.79583°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1899 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000770[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 9, 2015 |
Description and history
editThe Goodwin House is located in Sanford's Springvale village, on the west side of Main Street (Maine State Route 109) next to the Sanford-Springvale Historic Museum, located in the former Sanford Town Hall. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, finished with a combination of clapboard siding and decorative cut shingles. It is two bays wide, with a two-story projecting rectangular bay on the left and an entrance porch on the right, supported by turned posts. A second porch extends along the left side, with similar decorative elements, up to a side projecting section. A series of ells connect the main house to a period carriage barn. The interior retains many original finishes, hardware, cabinets, and woodwork. Surviving features include original wallpaper, light fixtures, and coal chute and bins in the basement.[2]
The house was built in 1899 for Edmund Goodwin, a prominent local merchant and manufacturer then late in his life. Goodwin was also a civic benefactor, funding construction of the adjacent town hall. The house remained in his family until it was sold to the historical society in 2014.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Christi (2015). NRHP nomination for Edmund E. Goodwin House; available by request from the Maine Historic Preservation Commission