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Horatio G. Foss House

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topped by a segmented-arch pediment and supported by paired Corinthian columns. The doorway is flanked by sidelight windows and topped by a triangular pediment The cornices of the portico, doorway pediment, and roof are all modillioned, as are the roof lines of the hip-roof dormers piercing the roof. A sunporch extends along the eastern facade, and a flat-roofed porch on the west side is connected to a porte-cochere. A period garage stands on the northwest corner of the property; it features styling similar to that found on the main house.
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The Foss House is a three-story wood-frame house with a stuccoed exterior, quoined corners, and a red ceramic tile hip roof. The main facade, facing south, is a symmetrical three bays, with a central entry flanked by rounded bays that are two stories in height. The entry is sheltered by a portico
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for Horatio Gates Foss, owner of a major local shoe factory, and is also notable for its well-preserved Colonial Revival styling. It was listed on the
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National Register nomination for Main Street Historic District; available by request from the National Park Service
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The house was designed by Gibbs & Pulsifer, an architectural firm based in
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construction started in 1914 but did not finish till 1917
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Horatio G. Foss House is located in Maine
Horatio G. Foss House is located in the United States
Auburn, Maine
44°5′37″N 70°13′38″W / 44.09361°N 70.22722°W / 44.09361; -70.22722
Gibbs & Pulsifer
Main Street Historic District
ID89000255
76000084
Auburn, Maine
Main Street Historic District
Gibbs & Pulsifer
National Register of Historic Places

Lewiston
Maine House of Representatives
National Register of Historic Places listings in Androscoggin County, Maine


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service


"Horatio G. Foss of Auburn Dies – Was 82 Years Old"
Sun Journal
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