Name/Title
J. C. Smith House | River Road, Cherryfield, Maine | Cherryfield Historic DistrictDescription
Built:c. 1830
Address:
River Road
Cherryfield, Maine
National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet
Section number 7, Page 22:
56. J. C. Smith House, c. 1830 - C River Road
The smith house is a one-and-a-half-story frame cape which is five bays wide. Its facade features a central Greek Revival style entrance and flanking two-over-one double-hung windows. A narrow cornice carries across the elevation and meets flush raking cornice boards at both gable ends. There are two interior end chimneys. The one-story ell extends to a barn· giving the building a U-shaped configuration. The house is sheathed in weatherboards and whereas the barn is shingled.
This house is among the oldest surviving buildings in the district, and appears to date from that period in Cherryfield's history when the local economy began to grow at a tremendous rate. Although its original owner has not been identified, in 1861 the house was occupied by J. C. Smith. In 1881
Mrs. Wingate was listed as the resident.