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Connor-Bovie House

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261:-story wood-frame structure, three bays wide, with a side-gable roof, clapboard siding, and granite foundation. An ell extends to the rear, joined to a structure that probably served once as a carriage house. The bays of the south-facing main facade are delineated by paneled Doric pilasters, and the windows are framed by Italianate molding. The main entrance is sheltered by a portico, supported by paneled Doric columns, with a porch above. Both the main entrance and the doorway to the porch have flanking sidelight windows. 843: 90: 65: 51: 854: 97: 72: 732: 827: 763: 747: 737: 223:. Built 1856–58, this house is a locally distinctive example of Greek Revival and Italianate styling. It is also significant as the home of William Connor, a prominent regional lumber baron, and as the home of his son 903: 297: 822: 768: 878: 409: 789: 691: 722: 656: 621: 696: 601: 561: 386: 661: 651: 646: 626: 742: 576: 491: 611: 606: 481: 701: 666: 571: 546: 686: 636: 616: 591: 581: 566: 556: 541: 521: 496: 486: 476: 706: 681: 586: 526: 506: 501: 471: 461: 641: 596: 536: 511: 466: 773: 671: 551: 516: 898: 727: 676: 631: 531: 439: 424: 379: 455: 857: 372: 847: 893: 264:
The house was built 1856–68 by William Connor, one of the proprietors of the main lumber mill in Fairfield, and a major area landowner. Connor's son
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1876–78. The house was sold out of the family in 1939, to
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Connor-Bovie House is located in Maine
Connor-Bovie House is located in the United States
Fairfield, Maine
44°35′14″N 69°36′3″W / 44.58722°N 69.60083°W / 44.58722; -69.60083
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Fairfield, Maine
Seldon
American Civil War
Governor of Maine
National Register of Historic Places
Seldon
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American Civil War
Governor of Maine
William T. Bovie
Bovie knife
National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, Maine


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