Jacobson, Pehr J., House
Also known as: Jacobson Hill Farm452 New Sweden Rd., New Sweden, Maine
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Coordinates:
+46.95656, -68.1414946°57'24" N, 68°08'29" W
Description
Criterion A: Exploration and Settlement, Ethnic Heritage, and Criterion C: Architecture
As was the custom among the Swedish immigrants to northern Aroostook County, the home that Pehr J. Jacobson erected was of log construction, and this house is one of several examples that help to illustrate the diversity of interior and exterior plan utilized by the immigrants in New Sweden and surrounding towns. Jacobson, who arrived during the initial establishment of Maine's Swedish colony in 1870, probably built his house shortly thereafter. The house retains its original floor plan, log construction, moss chinking, and overall form even after changes of siding and windows and the construction of a rear addition brought the house into the twentieth century. Adjacent to the house is a heritage apple orchard which contains several specimens planted by Jacobson. This property was listed in the National Register of Historic Places at the local level of significance for its important association with settlement of New Sweden, and for the architectural significance of its Swedish-style log house.
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 7, 2007
- Reference number
- 07000013
- Architectural style
- Other architectural type; Log House
- Areas of significance
- Architecture; Exploration/Settlement; Ethnic Heritage - European
- Level of significance
- Local
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- Single dwelling
- Current function
- Single dwelling
- Period of significance
- 1850-1874
- Significant year
- ca. 1871
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 1
Non-contributing buildings: 1