Bowman-Carney House

Bowman-Carney House

Bowman-Carney House in 1936
Location Bowman Ln., off 128, Dresden, Maine
Coordinates 44°5′45″N 69°46′23″W / 44.09583°N 69.77306°W / 44.09583; -69.77306Coordinates: 44°5′45″N 69°46′23″W / 44.09583°N 69.77306°W / 44.09583; -69.77306
Area 7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built 1762 (1762)
Architect Flagg,Gersham
Architectural style Colonial
NRHP Reference # 71000071[1]
Added to NRHP April 7, 1971

The Bowman-Carney House is a historic house on Bowman Lane, off Maine State Route 128, in Dresden, Maine, United States. It was built in 1762, early in the area's colonial settlement history, and later served as the office of an ice harvesting business. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 7, 1971.[1]

Description and history

The Bowman-Carney House stands on the eastern bank of the Kennebec River, about 1,200 feet (370 m) north of Maine State Route 197, and a similar distance west of Maine State Route 128. Five of its seven acres are cleared, providing a view overlooking the river. The house is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, five bays wide, with a hip roof, two interior chimneys, clapboard siding, and a stone foundation. Its main facades, facing toward the river and Route 128, are essentially identical, with centered entrances framed by pilasters, entablature, and gabled pediment. A single-story ell, probably of 19th-century construction, extends to one side. The interior retains many 18th-century features, include wide floors of pumpkin pine, wall paneling, and trim.[2]

The town of Dresden was originally part of Pownalborough, settled in 1754 and incorporated in 1760, which was the first shire town of Lincoln County. This house was built in 1762 for Jonathan Bowman by Gersham Flagg, a local master builder who had recently completed the Pownalborough Courthouse. Bowman was a leading citizen, serving as a judge of probate, and engaged in a variety of economically important local businesses. In the 19th century it came into the hands of James Carney, a blacksmith whose work supported maritime trade. The property was later adapted for use in the ice harvesting business, with the house converted into an office, and ice storage sheds lining the river. This business peaked in the 1870s, and crashed by the turn of the 20th century. It was then purchased by the daughters of historian Henry S. Burrage, who recognized its historic significance and contributed to its preservation.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Bowman-Carney House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
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