Located in a rural area east of Buckfield proper, the Enoch Hall House is a one-story frame building with a side-gabled roof and a large central chimney. The house has a symmetrical front facade with a central entry flanked by two windows on each side. The front door and its sidelights are framed by pilasters with delicately carved pointed arch capitals. Enoch Hall settled here in 1783 and originally constructed a log house. Local tradition suggests he constructed this house nine years later, but architectural details, such as the door surround and interior fireplace mantels suggest a slightly later date. Hall became involved in politics and served in the Massachusetts General Court, the 1819 Maine Constitutional Convention, and in Maine's first state legislature. His house is also notable for its interior murals on the upper story, which feature examples in the tradition of Rufus Porter, a well-known New England muralist. Porter's murals often depicted landscapes and seascapes, but the Hall House murals were likely painted by another artist as these murals include many animals, such as horses, a cat, a mouse, and marine animals.
Year Listed: 1993
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