The Jonas R. Shurtleff House was a historic house on United States Route 201 in Winslow, Maine. Built around 1850, it was a distinctive local example of vernacular Gothic Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1] It was demolished some time after 2018, and was delisted from the National Register in 2023.
Jonas R. Shurtleff House | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location | Augusta Rd. (US 201), Winslow, Maine |
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Coordinates | 44°31′36″N 69°38′34″W / 44.52667°N 69.64278°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1850 |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 74000173[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 30, 1974 |
Removed from NRHP | March 21, 2023 |
Description and history
editThe Jonas R. Shurtleff House stood in southern Winslow, on the west side of US 201, a short distance south of its junction with Maine State Route 137. It was a two-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof, vertical board siding, and a granite foundation. The main roof gable and side gables were adorned with bargeboard trim. The ground-floor windows were topped by extended cornices supported by narrow paired brackets, while second-floor windows were topped by square-headed moulding. The main entrance was sheltered by a porch with latticework trim forming Gothic arches. Above the entrance was a three-part Palladian-style window, and there was a triangular multilight window in the gable point above. The house's interior was 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, were largely vernacular. The house had been a local landmark and minor tourist attraction since its construction.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Earl G. Shettleworth, Jr.; Frank Beard (1974). "NRHP nomination for Jonas R. Shurtleff House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-07-03. with photos from 1974