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The William Briggs Homestead is an historic farmhouse at 1470 Turner Street in
Auburn, Maine Auburn is a city in south-central Maine within the United States. The city serves as the county seat of Androscoggin County. The population was 24,061 at the 2020 census. Auburn and its sister city Lewiston are known locally as the Twin Cities ...
. Built in 1797 by one of the area's early settlers, it is one of Auburn's oldest surviving buildings. It was listed on the
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in 1986.


Description and history

The Briggs Homestead is set at the southwest corner of Turner and Church Streets in northern Auburn, just east of Lake Auburn. Turner Street was historically the main route through this area, having been supplanted by the current alignment of
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in the 20th century. The house is a -story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a central chimney and clapboard siding. Its main facade is symmetrical, with a center entrance that has a Federal period surround of sidelight windows, pilasters, and entablature above. A single-story ell extends to the rear of the house, joining it to a barn. The interior of the house retains high-quality original woodwork and hardware, including trim, molding, paneling, and wainscoting. This area is believed to be the first to be settled in what is now Auburn. Originally part of
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, this property (originally much larger) was granted to Samuel Berry in recognition for his service on
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in 1775. In 1779 it was purchased from Berry by William Briggs, originally of
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, who built this house in about 1797. It is believed to be one of the oldest (if not ''the'' oldest) in the "East Auburn" area.


See also

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Androscoggin County, Maine __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Androscoggin County, Maine. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Androscoggin Cou ...


References

{{National Register of Historic Places Houses completed in 1797 Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine Houses in Auburn, Maine National Register of Historic Places in Androscoggin County, Maine