Charles A. Jordan House
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Charles A. Jordan House | |
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Charles A. Jordan House in 2003 | |
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| Location | 63 Academy St., Auburn, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 44°5′34.5″N 70°13′45″W / 44.092917°N 70.22917°WCoordinates: 44°5′34.5″N 70°13′45″W / 44.092917°N 70.22917°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | c. 1880 |
| Architect | Pierce & Jordan |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # |
74000147 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 15, 1974 |
The Charles A. Jordan House is an historic house at 63 Academy Street in Auburn, Maine. Built c. 1880, it is one of the finest examples of Second Empire style in the state. Charles Jordan was a local master builder, who built this house as a residence and as a showcase of his work. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
Description and history
The Jordan House is set on the southern fringe of what has long been a fashionable neighborhood of Auburn, just south of its central business district. It is a three story wood frame structure, with a mansard roof over the third floor, clapboard siding, and a granite foundation. The main facade faces south, and is three bays wide, with a central projecting bay that rises a full three stories with a mansard roof top. The house has a wealth of exterior decorative woodwork, including an elaborately-decorated porch across the front. The main roof and porch cornices are both detailed with brackets, and the window surrounds also feature projecting cornices with small brackets. The corners of the building are quoined on the first floor, and then pilastered to the roof line. The tower features an elaborately-hooded window in the third floor, with arched cornices on each side above, and oriel windows in the steeply sloping mansard roof.[2]
Charles A. Jordan was a local master builder, born in 1856, and this house was apparently built c. 1880 as proof of his skill as a builder. Jordan most prominent local buildings included a school building, the Avon Mill, and many local residences.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NRHP nomination for Charles A. Jordan House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
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