Name/Title
Murchie House | 14 Calais Avenue, Calais, Maine | Calais Residential Historic DistrictDescription
Built:By 1857
Address:
14 Calais Avenue
Calais, Maine
National Register
HISTORIC DISTRICT
National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet
CALAIS RESIDENTIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT
Section number, 7 Page 5:
4. Murchie House, by 1857 - C 14 Calais Avenue
Originally constructed a s two-family house, this large transitional Greek Revival/Italianate style building has a two-and-a-half-story front block and a two-story ell. It is sheathed entirely in weatherboards. The two-bay west gable end fronting on Calais Avenue has a side entry sheltered by a Queen Anne style wraparound porch. A pair of double-hung windows occupy both the. second story and able peak, the latter of which are framed by the wide cornice and pronounced gable end returns. The recessed ell features a secondary entrance sheltered by an Italianate bracketed hood and two windows on each story. The north elevation features a broad central cross gable, whereas the east elevation is generally similar in its configuration to the west side.
The early history of this house is uncertain although it is believed to have been standing here by 1857. Tradition holds that its original owner (a Mr. Flint or Finch) had the house built in a manner which allowed him to occupy one side and his wife and daughter the other.