Blossom House | |
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Location | Main St., Monmouth, Maine |
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Coordinates | 44°14′16″N 70°2′12″W / 44.23778°N 70.03667°W |
Area | Less than one acre |
Built | 1808 |
Architectural style | Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 89000250 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 7, 1989 |
The Blossom House is a historic house museum on Main Street in Monmouth, Maine. Built about 1808, it is a well-preserved example of a Federal period Cape style house. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, [1] and now serves as a museum for the local historical society.
The Blossom House stands in the village of Monmouth, on the west side of Main Street ( Maine State Route 132), just south of the Flanders Drive loop which traverses the Monmouth Historical Society's property. The house is a single-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side gable roof, central chimney, and granite foundation. The windows are simply framed, and the entrance is adorned by a five-pane transom window. The interior follows a typical central chimney plan, with a narrow entry vestibule leading to the parlor (right) and kitchen (left). In the rear of the house is a large bedroom with small chambers to either side. The house is attached on its south end to a larger two-story frame building. [2]
The house was probably built about 1808 by Ansel Blossom, a farmer. It originally had a small addition on the south side, which was replaced in the late 19th century by the present two-story building, when the property was adapted for use as a hotel. It is the town's only surviving example of early 19th-century residential architecture, retaining period interior and exterior finishes. [2]