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HB630512
Historic American Buildings Survey Cervin Robinson, Photographer July 1960 East Elevation
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HB630513
Historic American Buildings Survey Cervin Robinson, Photographer July 1960 East And South Elevations
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HB630514
Historic American Buildings Survey Cervin Robinson, Photographer July 1960 Exterior, East Doorway
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HB630515
Historic American Buildings Survey Cervin Robinson, Photographer July 1960 Entrance And Stair Hall
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HB630516
Historic American Buildings Survey Cervin Robinson, Photographer July 1960 Doorway, North Wall, South Parlor
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HB630517
Historic American Buildings Survey Cervin Robinson, Photographer July 1960 Fireplace Wall, South Parlor
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Data Pages
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Item Title
LocationME),
Rockport vicinity, ME
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS ME-75
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (FN-36).
Building/structure dates:
1806 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1925 subsequent work
Suggested address, Calderwood Road, is not verifiable in documentation.
Part of building/structure is in Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, ME.
Significance: "Spite" House, so called because of its origin, was built in 1806 by Thomas McCobb at Phippsburg Center. McCobb thought his mother had schemed to deprive him of his inheritance, and to spite her, made this building to overshadow her own residence. In 1925, it was moved by Donald D.Dodge from Phippsburg to its present location by barge. It is an outstanding example of early Federal architecture.
Subjects
"Mission 66" ProgramMoving Of StructuresHouses
Related Names
McCobb, Thomas
Dodge, Donald D.
Codd, Nicholas
Melcher, Samuel
Dresser Company
Tilden & Register
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. Historic American Buildings Survey Cervin Robinson, Photographer July 1960 EAST ELEVATION
2. Historic American Buildings Survey Cervin Robinson, Photographer July 1960 EAST AND SOUTH ELEVATIONS
3. Historic American Buildings Survey Cervin Robinson, Photographer July 1960 EXTERIOR, EAST DOORWAY
4. Historic American Buildings Survey Cervin Robinson, Photographer July 1960 ENTRANCE AND STAIR HALL
5. Historic American Buildings Survey Cervin Robinson, Photographer July 1960 DOORWAY, NORTH WALL, SOUTH PARLOR
6. Historic American Buildings Survey Cervin Robinson, Photographer July 1960 FIREPLACE WALL, SOUTH PARLOR
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