House | 235 Main Street, Calais, Maine | Calais Residential Historic District

Name/Title

House | 235 Main Street, Calais, Maine | Calais Residential Historic District

Description

Built:c. 1860 Address: 235 Main Street Calais, Maine National Register HISTORIC DISTRICT National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet CALAIS RESIDENTIAL HISTORIC DISTRICT Section number 7 Page 8: 10. House, c. 1860 - C 235 Main street This gable fronted, two-story, two-bay frame dwelling features a granite foundation and two story rear ell. - Its facade contains a recessed side entry framed by a pedimented Greek Revival style surround and a trio of symmetrically located six-over-six double-hung windows. It has six windows on the west side of the main block and seven on the east side. An enclosed one-story porch extends across a portion of the ell's east elevation. The house is sheathed in weatherboards and features two interior chimneys in the main block. Little is known about the history of this building , although its original owner may have been I. Brackett.