Rivercroft Farm
Also known as: Weston Farm, John Weston House55, 59 and 60 River St., Fryeburg, Maine
Map
Coordinates:
+44.01644, -70.9882344°00'59" N, 70°59'18" W
Quadrangle map:Fryeburg
Description
Criterion A: Agriculture Criterion C: Architecture
Rivercroft Farm is an extensive agricultural complex with a long history. Home to seven generations of the Weston family, the farm was established in the early nineteenth century. The property contains three residences, two major barns and twelve other agricultural structures erected from the 1830s through the 1980s, all set on over 185 acres of fertile land on the east and west banks of the Saco River. Notable among these buildings is the Second Empire style John Weston House, designed by Portland architect Francis H. Fassett, which replaced the family’s Federal-era home by 1873. Currently a produce farm, the Weston family’s agricultural history has included general farming, cattle trading and dairy production, as well as lumber and forest products. Rivercroft was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its agricultural significance and for the architectural distinction of the John Weston House.
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 16, 2008
- Reference number
- 08000668
- Architectural styles
- Victorian: Second Empire; Early Republic
- Areas of significance
- Architecture; Agriculture
- Level of significance
- Local
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- District
- Historic functions
- Single dwelling; Institutional housing; Storage; Agricultural fields; Animal facility; Horticulture facility; Agricultural outbuildings
- Current functions
- Single dwelling; Storage; Specialty store; Institutional housing; Storage; Agricultural fields; Animal facility
- Periods of significance
- 1825-1849; 1850-1874; 1875-1899; 1900-1924; 1925-1949; 1950-1974
- Significant years
- 1834; 1870; 1950
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 8
Contributing structures: 3
Contributing sites: 1
Non-contributing buildings: 1
Non-contributing structures: 5
Update Log
- December 2, 2016: New Street View added by Brian Bartlett