Nickels–Sortwell House
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Nickels–Sortwell House is a historic Federal-style mansion in Wiscasset, Maine, renowned as one of New England’s finest examples of early 19th-century domestic architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nickels–Sortwell House canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Federal-style mansion
ⓘ
historic house ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Federal ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1808 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1807 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Lincoln County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
balustraded roof deck
ⓘ
carriage house ⓘ central entrance ⓘ ell extension ⓘ fanlight over door ⓘ formal parlor ⓘ historic outbuildings ⓘ period furnishings ⓘ sidelight windows ⓘ symmetrical façade ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| location | Wiscasset, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Wiscasset’s maritime prosperity
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early 19th-century domestic architecture ⓘ well-preserved Federal-style interiors ⓘ |
| nrhpListingDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| nrhpType | contributing property in a historic district ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 3 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Historic New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction | private residence ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Captain William Nickels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Wiscasset Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Historic New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wiscasset Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance | early 19th century ⓘ |
| purchaseDate | 1899 ⓘ |
| purchasedBy |
Alvin Sortwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gertrude Sortwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restorationPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| restoredBy | Gertrude Sortwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | hipped roof ⓘ |
| state | Maine ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 121 Main Street ⓘ |
| tourAvailability | guided tours ⓘ |
| town | Wiscasset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use | house museum ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.