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261:-story timber-frame structure, with a gabled roof, central chimney, clapboard siding, and stone foundation. It has a number of additions, including a 20th-century garage and an ell joining it to a 19th-century barn. Its front facade is symmetrically arranged, with a center entrance topped by three-light transom window, and framed by a modest surround with entablature. Windows are either six-over-six or nine-over-six sash, and are framed by narrow molding, similar to that found at the building corners and in the interior. Also located on the property is an L-shaped 19th century barn. 829: 90: 65: 51: 840: 97: 72: 268:
who had a reputation throughout New England as a clockmaker. He is also known to have served the local community as a blacksmith and gunmaker. The roof his recently built house was torn off during a hurricane in 1767. The assemblage of surviving 18th and 19th-century buildings is among the finest
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The Purington House stands in the northwestern interior reaches of Falmouth, on the west side of Mast Road, a short way south of Pride Farm Road. The main house is a
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Elisha Purington House is located in Maine
Elisha Purington House is located in the United States
Falmouth, Maine
43°45′52″N 70°20′38″W / 43.76444°N 70.34389°W / 43.76444; -70.34389
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Falmouth, Maine
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