Gorham in Cumberland County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
Baxter House
Photographed by Conrad Ward, September 29, 2024
1. Baxter House Marker
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1805.
Location. 43° 40.634′ N, 70° 26.536′ W. Marker is in Gorham, Maine, in Cumberland County. It is on South Street (Maine Route 114), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 67 South Street, Gorham ME 04038, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Portland. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: These Millstones (within shouting distance of this marker); Red Stone Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial
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1. National Register of Historic Places Nomination. The Baxter House, built c, 1805, in a two and a half story woodframe clapboarded structure with, a gable roof, in the Federal style. The five bay main story of the east facade features a central doorway with upper half sidelights and a fan light above. The doorway is framed by a lattice-work wooden trellis and is flanked by pairs of six-over-six windows. The second story features a central six-over-six window over the doorway again flanked by pairs of similar six-over-six windows. The half story consists of two six-over-six gable dormer windows. The north and south sides of the house have one window on each of the stories, all six-over-six with the half story window slightly smaller than the others. All of the windows in the main structure have black louvre shutters. The attached two story ell features two six-over-six
Photographed by Conrad Ward, September 29, 2024
2. Baxter House Marker
2. The Baxter House Museum.
The building that is now the Baxter House Museum was first built in 1797 by the carpenter Isaac Gilkey, and passed through several hands before being purchased by Dr. Elihu Baxter in 1812. Dr. Baxter's family later moved to China, Maine, eventually to Portland.(Submitted on March 10, 2025.)
3. Baxter House (Wikipedia). (Submitted on March 10, 2025.)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 10, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 160 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 10, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
