Conway House (Camden, Maine)

Conway House
Location Conway Rd., Camden, Maine
Coordinates 44°12′1″N 69°4′52″W / 44.20028°N 69.08111°WCoordinates: 44°12′1″N 69°4′52″W / 44.20028°N 69.08111°W
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1775
Architectural style Other, Cape Cod
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 69000010[1]
Added to NRHP December 23, 1969

Conway House is an historic house and museum in Camden, Maine. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.[2]

History

Conway House was built around 1770 by Robert Thorndike, the first White settler in Camden. Thorndike's son Robert Jr. was born in the house in 1773, who was one of the first White children born in the area. He bought the lot for $65 and lived in the home until 1825, when Frederick Conway bought the home. It stayed in the Conway family until 1916. It was the home US Navy quartermaster William Conway. By 1961, the property was in rundown and was purchased by Ambrose Cramer and donated to the Camden-Rockport Historical Society, who subsequently restored and furnished the building with 18th and early 19th century items. It was opened to the public as a museum in 1962. The Camden Garden Club landscaped the property and restored the plants common to the area prior to 1860.[3]

Conway Homestead & Cramer Museum

Today the Camden-Rockport Historical Society operates the museum as the Conway Homestead & Cramer Museum. The property includes the Conway House, the Cramer Museum with displays from the Society's collections of local historic artifacts, a barn with a display of carriages, sleighs and tools, a blacksmith shop, a maple sugaring house, and an education center.

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ National Register of Historic Places Knox County, Maine
  3. ↑ Camden-Rockport Historical Society

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