One of Portland's few surviving Federal period homes, the William Minott House is a three-story wood frame structure. Clad in flush tongue-and groove boards on the facade and clapboards on the other elevations, it has a low-pitched hipped roof with two chimneys on either end. The facade is symmetrical with a central entry door. The door is framed by sidelights and topped with an ornate elliptical fanlight. Above the door on the second floor is a three-part rectangular window. The third floor windows are slightly smaller than those on the lower floors and sit just below the denticulated cornice. A two-story ell extends on the rear and is slightly wider than the main structure to allow for additional entry doors, which are also framed with sidelights and louvered fans. The house was built by William Minott, a housewright. He enlarged it in 1807 into a three-family dwelling to provide space for his two sons and their families.
Listed: 1979
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