| Jonas R. Shurtleff House | |
| Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| 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 / 44.52667; -69.64278 |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1850 (1850) |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000173 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 30, 1974 |
| Removed from NRHP | March 21, 2023 |
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. It was demolished some time after 2018, and was delisted from the National Register in 2023.
Description and history
The 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.
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.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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
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