The Nathaniel Treat House is a historic house at 114 Main Street in Orono, Maine. Probably built in the 1830s, the house is a fine example of transitional Federal-Greek Revival architecture executed in brick. The house was built by

Nathaniel Treat Nathaniel Treat, Sr. (December 29, 1798 – February 4, 1894) was a member of the Maine House of Representatives. Biography Treat was born in Frankfort, Maine on December 29, 1798. He was a descendant of Robert Treat. In 1823, Treat married ...

, and was in the 20th century home to

Charles J. Dunn Charles J. Dunn (July 14, 1872 – November 10, 1939) was an American jurist, lawyer, and politician. Biography Born in Houghton County, Michigan, Dunn lived in Blue Hill, Maine and graduated from Blue Hill Academy. Dunn was admitted to the ...

, chief justice of the

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. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Description and history

The Nathaniel Treat House is set on the east side of Main Street (

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), just north of its junction with Westwood Drive. It is a -story brick structure, with a side-gable roof, four symmetrically placed end chimneys, and a five bay front facade. The main entrance is centered, with a sheltering portico supported by fluted Doric columns and pilasters, whose interior has been glassed in. The doorway is slightly recessed in the wall, with flanking sidelight windows, and a half-round fanlight above. Fenestration is all sash windows, with granite sills and lintels in front. A dentillated cornice encircles the building below the roof line. A single-story open porch extends along the south side of the house. Nathaniel Treat was one of the leading businessmen of the Orono-

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area, in the mid-19th century. He moved to the area in 1829, established a series of sawmills, and acquired much of the land that now makes up the two cities. He was one of Orono's first town selectmen, and served in the state legislature. This house was probably built not long after his arrival, and was his home for about thirty years. In 1924, the house was purchased by Irene Dunn, wife to

, then an associate justice of Maine's highest court. Dunn served on the

from 1918 to 1939, the last four years as chief justice.

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Description and history

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