Judson Record House facts for kids
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Judson Record House
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| Location | 22 Church St., Livermore Falls, Maine |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1907 |
| Architect | Coombs and Gibbs |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000086 |
| Added to NRHP | March 17, 2015 |
The Judson Record House is a special old building located at 22 Church Street in Livermore Falls, Maine. It was built in 1907 for a very important local businessman. This house is a great example of a building style called Colonial Revival. Today, it is home to Maine's Paper and Heritage Museum. Because of its history and unique style, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
Discovering the Judson Record House
The Judson Record House is right in the middle of Livermore Falls. It is a large, two-and-a-half-story building made of wood. The roof is shaped like a hip roof, which means it slopes on all four sides.
You can see gabled dormers sticking out from the roof. These are small roofed structures with windows. The ones facing the front have fancy, curved decorations. The front of the house looks balanced and even. There's a porch that goes all the way across the front. Both the porch and the main house have decorative columns called pilasters. These columns add to the elegant look of the building.
The main door is in the center of the porch. It has wide windows on each side and a window above with ten small panes of glass. Inside, the house still has many of its original, beautiful details.
The House's Interesting History
This house was built in 1907 for a man named Judson A. Record. He was a very successful businessman in the area. Mr. Record owned important companies that made pulp and paper.
The famous Maine architects, George M. Coombs and Eugene Gibbs, designed the house. From 1917 until the 1970s, the house was used for managers of the local paper mills to live in. Later, it became office space.
Since 2007, the Judson Record House has been home to Maine's Paper and Heritage Museum. This museum helps people learn about the history of paper making and other local traditions.
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