Name/Title
Burnham Family House | River Road, Cherryfield, Maine | Cherryfield Historic DistrictDescription
Cherryfield, Maine
National Register
HISTORIC DISTRICT
Cherryfield Historic District
National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet
Section number 7, Page 21:
53. Burnham Family House, c. 1850 - C River Road
This two-and-a-half-story five-bay frame house is similar in overall form to a number of other buildings in the district. Its symmetrically composed facade contains a central Greek Revival style entrance and flanking one-over-one windows. Five similar units are arranged across the second story below the broad overhang of the eaves. Short cornice returns and the raking cornice articulate the gable ends. A short ell projects to the rear.
In 1861 J. o. Burnham was shown as the occupant of this house. Burnham was probably the partner in the lumber manufacturing firm of Campbell and Burnham as listed in the 1857 Maine Register. By 1881 C. Burnham was living here.