Kennebunk in York County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)

The Horace Porter Home
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La Maison d'Horace Porter

Kennebunk, Maine

— The Museum in the Streets —

The Horace Porter Home / La Maison d'Horace Porter Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 14, 2021

1. The Horace Porter Home / La Maison d'Horace Porter Marker

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This Greek Revival home was built by Beniah Littlefield for Horace Porter in 1848. The land was originally owned by Horace’s father, Joseph Porter, who operated a tin shop on the premises. Horace was a wealthy merchant who had this home built for his retirement. The home changed ownership several times following Porter’s death until it was eventually purchased in 1952 by the Kennebunk, Kennebunkport & Wells Water District to be used as its headquarters. The water trough in the front yard of the building once stood on Main Street near the corner of Garden Street.

Cette demeure de style Grec Renouveau est construite par Beniah Littlefield pour Horace Porter en 1848. Le terrain appartient à l’origine au père d’Horace, Joseph Porter, qui y exploite un commerce d’étain. Horace est un commerçant aisé qui fait construire cette demeure pour y finir ses jours. Le bâtiment change plusieurs fois de propriétaire après la mort de Porter jusqu’en 1952 quand il est racheté pour devenir le siège du Service des Eaux de Kennebunk, Kennebunkport et Wells. L’auge qui se trouve devant la maison était autrefois dans Main Street à l’angle de Garden Street.

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the The Museum in the Streets: Kennebunk, Maine series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 43° 23.205′ N, 70° 32.356′ W. Marker is in Kennebunk, Maine, in York County. It is on Main Street (U.S. 1) just north of Bourne Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 92 Main St, Kennebunk ME 04043, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Southern Maine Coast.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Nathaniel Frost Home / La Maison de Nathaniel Frost (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); World War I Memorial (about 300 feet away); Waterhouse Center

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 14, 2021

2. The Horace Porter Home / La Maison d'Horace Porter Marker

(about 300 feet away); Civil War Memorial (about 400 feet away); The Bourne Mansion / La Résidence Bourne (about 400 feet away); The Ross Block and The Kennebunk Inn / Le Bâtiment Ross et l'Auberge de Kennebunk (about 500 feet away); Brick Store Museum Block / Les Bâtiments du Brick Store Museum (about 600 feet away); First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church / Première église paroissiale Unitarienne Universaliste (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kennebunk.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 576 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

The Horace Porter Home⎯⎯⎯La Maison d'Horace Porter

Kennebunk, Maine

— The Museum in the Streets —

The Horace Porter Home
⎯⎯⎯
La Maison d'Horace Porter