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Tate House (Portland, Maine)

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271: 308:. The house is clad in unfinished clapboards. The interior has a typical center-chimney plan, with a narrow vestibule and winding stair at the front. The first floor is otherwise divided into three rooms: living room/parlor to the right, dining room to the left, and a large kitchen extending across the back. The second floor has three bedrooms, and the third has two more. The public rooms of the house feature high-quality Georgian carved paneling, which is believed to have been brought over from England. 933: 75: 944: 270: 311:
In 2014, an archaeological dig at the Tate House found significant wares from the 1750s to 1780s. Pieces of 1750s salt-glazed stoneware, 1760s creamware and 1780s pearlware were discovered. Also found was a white piece of porcelain with tiny brass fears. The dig occurred prior to work beginning on
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captain who was sent by a contractor to the Navy to oversee the felling and shipment of trees for use as masts. Because of the house's comparatively remote location away from central Portland, it (along with a number of other homes that make up the
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repairing the drainage system. The drainage problem, which funnels water into the basement, creates a significant amount of moisture and poses a threat to the rest of the house. The drainage repair issue will cost $ 10,000 to $ 12,000.
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windows. This form, once common in northern New England, is only known to survive in one other building in Maine, the
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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as a rare surviving example of a once-common colonial housing form, the
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The Tate House is set on a rise above the north bank of the
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

43°39′27″N 70°18′44″W / 43.65737°N 70.31235°W / 43.65737; -70.31235
Stroudwater Historic District
ID73000126
70000072
historic house museum
Fore River
Stroudwater neighborhood
Portland
Maine
United States
Royal Navy
Stroudwater Historic District
National Historic Landmark
clerestory
gambrel roof

Stroudwater River
Fore River
clerestory
Burnham Tavern
List of National Historic Landmarks in Maine
National Register of Historic Places listings in Portland, Maine
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service

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