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Mill House, Built by Theodore Lincoln Jr., Dennysville, MaineDescription
Photograph of the Theodore Lincoln Mill House in Dennysville, Maine, with a view of the millpond and Lumber mills and millpond on the Dennys River, bult between 1823 and 1835. For many years the owner of this house was responsible for managing the mills on the Dennys River.Photograph Details
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Theodore Lincoln, Jr., after marrying his cousin Elizabeth, lived in the house a half-mile upriver from his father's place, called the Mill House. The old part of the house was built in 1823, and the large, two-story front section in 1835. It was in the ell of this house that Elizabeth Rice conducted a school before marrying Theodore Jr.'s brother, Bela Lincoln. This stately residence, which overlooked the river and mills was erected when 4,000 feet of pine boards could be purchased of $34.00; 2,000 feet of hewn timber for rafters, $10.00, 30,000 shingles shaved, $86.65; 14 locks, $28.00, 1,800 clapboards, $27.00; or 5 gal. oil and 100lb. white lead, $11.00. Both laborers and oxen received $1.00 per day during construction. Thomas Steadman painted the outside for $30.00. Theodore Jr. and Elizabeth's son Benjamin became the next owners of the house, raising five children with his wife Deborah (Gardner). Their daughter Sarah, who inherited the property, sold it to the Dennysville Lumber Company as a residence for their manager, John Higgins.Collection
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