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246:) on the fringe of Fairfield's central business district. It is a two-story building with a prominent centrally-placed three-story round tower that has a crenellated parapet. The building is fashioned out of concrete blocks that are finished to resemble rusticated stone. Its roof is flat, and the main roof originally had a parapet similar to that of the tower. Surrounding the tower on the front is a single-story porch supported by thick columns, also fashioned out of concrete blocks, and sporting a crenellated parapet. A wood-frame addition extends to the rear of the main block. 798: 93: 68: 51: 809: 100: 75: 230:, the house is notable both for its architecture, which is best described as resembling a medieval castle, and for its association with Gerald, who was a major proponent of electrification in the state, and who built many of the state's (now defunct) trolley systems. The house was listed on the 687: 782: 718: 702: 692: 848: 255: 777: 723: 833: 364: 744: 646: 677: 611: 576: 651: 556: 516: 341: 616: 606: 601: 581: 697: 531: 446: 566: 561: 436: 656: 621: 526: 501: 641: 591: 571: 546: 536: 521: 511: 496: 476: 451: 441: 431: 661: 636: 541: 481: 461: 456: 426: 416: 596: 551: 491: 466: 421: 728: 626: 506: 471: 853: 682: 631: 586: 486: 394: 379: 334: 410: 812: 327: 802: 843: 133: 374: 92: 858: 350: 283: 231: 37: 765: 67: 838: 770: 749: 243: 384: 389: 369: 288: 50: 302: 319: 223: 121: 227: 202: 827: 783:
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Amos Gerald House is located in Maine
Amos Gerald House is located in the United States
Fairfield, Maine
44°35′5″N 69°35′54″W / 44.58472°N 69.59833°W / 44.58472; -69.59833
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Fairfield, Maine
Amos F. Gerald
National Register of Historic Places
United States Route 201
National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, Maine


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