Stroudwater Historic District - Portland, ME
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N 43° 39.457 W 070° 18.730
19T E 394194 N 4834682
Tate served as the Senior Mast Agent for the British Royal Navy, overseeing the cutting and shipping of white pines from Maine to England.
Waymark Code: WMK98C
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 03/03/2014
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County of district: Cumberland County
Location of district:
National Register of Historic Places documentation on site:
Stroudwater Historic District (added 1973 - - #73000126)
Residental area at confluence of Stroudwater and Fore Rivers , Portland
Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style: Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Greek Revival
Area of Significance: Architecture, Transportation, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner: Private
Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function: Business, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling
"The significance of Stroudwater Historic District is not limited to the merits of individual buildings. The whole formed by these single elements stands today as a fine example p 300 ? 302 of a nineteenth-century village. The pattern of the village's growth is visible in the sequence of its architecture. Although the commercial enterprises carried on in the village are no longer in existence, their sites are clearly evident. The current residents of Stroudwater take pride in their historic village. Their homes are well maintained; many are restored to their original exterior appearance. .... The sense of history that envelops Stroudwater is heightened because the buildings have been continuously lived in and cared for." - Beard, p 302