Maine > Lincoln County > Landmark #146437

Nickels-Sortwell House

121 Main Street, Wiscasset, Maine

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Nickels-Sortwell House

1. Historic American Buildings Survey Cervin Robinson, Photographer July 1960 SOUTH (FRONT) ELEVATION

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Description 

This is one of the larger, more elaborate houses of the early 19th century on the Maine Coast, well furnished and open as a museum. -- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS ME-102)

National Register information 

Status
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 30, 1970
Reference number
70000078
Architectural styles
Other architectural type; Federal; Adamesque-Federal
Area of significance
Architecture
Level of significance
National
Evaluation criteria
C - Design/Construction
Property type
Building
Historic function
Single dwelling
Current function
Museum
Period of significance
1800-1824
Significant years
1807; 1808

Tags 

19th Century (38,061)
Built 1807 (71)
Built during 1800s (1,279)
Federal (4,600)
Historic American Buildings Survey (1,238)
Historic New England (3)
 House (27,839)
Lincoln County, Maine (100)
Maine (1,882)
National Historic Landmark (2,198)
Private owner (54,402)
Wiscasset, Maine (7)

Update Log 

  • June 2, 2015: Photo imported by Brian Bartlett
  • October 29, 2014: Updated by Brian Bartlett: Corrected address
  • November 17, 2013: Photo imported by Brian Bartlett

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