Name/Title
Ricker House | Park Street, Cherryfield, Maine | Cherryfield Historic DistrictDescription
Built:1858
Address:
Park Street
Cherryfield, Maine
National Register
HISTORIC DISTRICT
Cherryfield Historic District
National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet
Section number 7, Page 11
23. Ricker House, c. 1835 - C
Park Street
This handsome two-story Greek Revival frame house features an entrance porch, pedimented gable ends, side bay window, and a recessed two-story ell andporch. Its five bay facade has a broad cornice and corner pilasters as well as the porch whose flat roof and entablature are supported by a pair of fluted columns resting on plinths. Abalustrade extends to the wall. The Italianate style bay window exhibits paired brackets and a denticulated cornice.The rear porch has chamfered posts and flattened Gothic arches. Weatherboards cover the entire house which rests on a granite foundation. Two chimneys punctuate the front roof slope.
The Ricker House is believed to have been built for a son of Amaziah Ricker whose house (22) stands nearby. In 1861 its occupant was Mrs. N. Ricker. Twenty years later, blacksmith, W.C.Ricker was residing here.