The Hatch House is an historic house at 2104 Sanford Road in
Wells, Maine. Built about 1800, it is one of
a collection of well-preserved 18th-century Cape style houses in Wells. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1979, listed as being in the
North Berwick area.
However, it is physically located in the town of Wells.
Description and history
The Hatch House is set on the south side of Sanford Road (
Maine State Route 109
State Route 109 (abbreviated SR 109) is a long state highway located in York County, Maine. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 1 and State Route 9 in Wells. Its northern terminus is at the New Hampshire border in Acton, where it co ...
), just west of the High Pine Baptist Church in northwestern Wells. The main block is a -story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a central chimney and clapboard siding. A -story ell, with a tall gable dormer and a second chimney, extends to the east, joining the house to a barn. The entrances and windows are all simply framed.
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The town of Wells, Maine is located in York County on the coast of southern Maine. Wells was settled in the 1640s, and was from its earliest days a primarily agrarian settlement, while neighboring York and Kennebunkport developed economically around fishing, lumber, and seagoing merchant activity. Growth in the 17th century was limited by a series of French and Indian Wars. As the area was resettled in the 18th century, Wells again developed only slowly, because of its lack of harbor facilities, and remained an agricultural area with a low population density. This rural setting allowed a larger number of these older humble farmsteads to survive.]
See also
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References
{{National Register of Historic Places
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine
Houses in York County, Maine
Wells, Maine
National Register of Historic Places in York County, Maine