The Johnathan True House is a historic home at 43 East Main Street in the Lower Falls area of Yarmouth, Maine. Built in 1780, before Yarmouth's secession from North Yarmouth, it is one of the oldest surviving buildings in the town. Between 1780 and the turn of the 19th century, Lower Falls saw an increase in its population after early settlers gradually moved inland from the area around the Meetinghouse under the Ledge on Gilman Road.[1][2][3]
| Johnathan True House | |
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 The building in 2022. 35 East Main Street is at right | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| Location | Yarmouth, Maine, U.S. |
| Address | 43 East Main Street |
| Coordinates | 43°47′57″N 70°10′36″W / 43.7992246954°N 70.1765893°W |
| Completed | 1780 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
The home was originally built for Johnathan True, a clothier who owned a store at Lower Falls.[1] It was later associated with Dr. David Jones and David Pratt, one of the town's earliest shipbuilders.[2][3]
The rear of the property now overlooks Interstate 295 after it was built above Yarmouth's harbor in 1961.[4]
See also
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edit- ^ a b Conveyance Memo to Planning Board[permanent dead link] - Town of Yarmouth, September 17, 2020
- ^ a b Architectural Survey Yarmouth, ME (Phase One, September, 2018 Archived 2022-12-20 at the Wayback Machine - Yarmouth's town website)
- ^ a b "Project Report Reconnaissance-Level Architectural Survey of Yarmouth, ME MHPC Project ID# YPI2018 Phase One – 2018" Archived 2021-11-23 at the Wayback Machine - Town of Yarmouth website
- ^ "Edna May Morrill Obituary" - Legacy.com, August 22, 2007