Tarr–Eaton House
Tarr–Eaton House | |
Location | 906 Harpswell Neck Rd., Harpswell, Maine |
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Coordinates | 43°48′2″N 69°59′14″W / 43.80056°N 69.98722°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | c. 1783 | , 1840
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 01001416[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 31, 2001 |
The Tarr–Eaton House is an historic house at 906 Harpswell Neck Road in Harpswell, Maine. Built before 1783 and enlarged about 1840, it is a well-preserved 18th-century Cape with added Greek Revival features, and one of Harpswell's few surviving pre-Revolutionary War buildings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
Description and history
The Tarr–Eaton House stands in Harpswell Center, on the west side of Harpswell Neck Road (
The house was probably built sometime before 1783, the year in which William and Elizabeth Tarr's first child was born. It was the farmstead for a farm of over 100 acres (40 ha). Tarr was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War, and is also recorded as operating a tavern in the town and serving as its constable. Tarr sold his property to Joseph Eaton in 1811, a relative of the ministers Elijah and Samuel Eaton who served at the adjacent 1758 Harpswell Meeting House, and it remained in the Eaton family until 1908 when John Hackett, a hired hand, purchased the property from Emeline Eaton. The house and two acres were given to the Harpswell Historical Society in 1982, which resold it into private ownership with protective covenants.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Tarr–Eaton House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-03-21.