Located just southeast of Windham Center, the Goold Family House is significant for its association with William Goold, a notable Maine author and historian. He was born at the farmstead in 1809 (though likely in a different house). He was a member of the Maine Historical Society and delivered fourteen papers before the society from 1873 to 1889. He also published a column in the Portland Press Herald and published a history of Portland, Portland in the Past. Goold served as a state senator from 1874-75. The house has undergone several additions since its construction. The house is one-story tall with a side-gabled roof and sheathed in clapboards. A wraparound porch with Ionic columns was added in the late twentieth century. The centered entry door is framed by sidelight windows and a transom. Three dormers, also added later, are punched into the roof. Tradition maintains that Goold wrote most of his works from the top of the whimsical square tower located on the side ell of the house.
Year Listed: 1990
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