The James C. Lord House is a historic house in
Lewiston, Maine
Lewiston (; ; officially the City of Lewiston, Maine) is the second largest city in Maine and the most central city in Androscoggin County. The city lies halfway between Augusta, the state's capital, and Portland, the state's most populous ci ...
. Built in 1885 for a prominent local businessman, it is a high quality blend of late 19th-century architectural styles. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1978.
Description and history
The Lord House stands north of downtown Lewiston, on a slight rise at the southeast corner of Main Street (
United States Route 202
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and
Maine State Route 100
State Route 100 (SR 100) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maine, running from Portland to Bangor.
The south end of SR 100 is at the intersection of Forest Avenue and Cumberland Avenue in downtown Portland. Its north end is at t ...
). It is a -story masonry structure, built out of red brick with granite trim. The house is roughly T-shaped, with a polychrome slate roof that is gabled in the side ends and hipped at the rear. The roof is pierced on several elevations by gabled dormers, and a three-story tower projects from the front, capped by a pyramidal roof. A single-story porch extends across the full width of the front; it has square posts rising to arched openings, with low balustrades between. Windows have granite sills and lintels, and there are paired brackets in the corners of the eaves. A period carriage house, also built of brick, stands behind the house.
The house was built in 1885 to a design by
Jefferson L. Coburn, a local architect from whom only a few designs are known. Its massing is typical of the Queen Anne style, but its design includes elements of Gothic, Italianate, and Stick styles. The house was built for James C. Lord, a prominent local business man who operated a dry goods business at
379 Lisbon Street. The house was purchased in 1920 by Timothy Callahan, a prominent local politician.
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See also
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References
{{National Register of Historic Places
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine
Houses in Lewiston, Maine
Houses completed in 1885
National Register of Historic Places in Lewiston, Maine
Historic district contributing properties in Maine