Designed by notable architect Alexander Parris, the Joseph Holt Ingraham House is one of the oldest on the Portland peninsula. While it has lost some of its original elements, the refined details of the entry porch and the windows above it are representative of the Federal style. The central entry is sheltered by a hip-roofed entry porch supported by slender Doric columns. The entry door is framed by sidelights and topped by an elliptical fanlight window. The cornice is made up of two bands of delicate decorative elements topped by a projecting molded upper band. The faade originally featured pilasters rising between the windows on the second and third floors. The windows have also been replaced and only one of the original four chimneys remain. The configuration of the interior has been significantly altered and most of the original paneling has been removed. The Ingraham house represents Parris' early work before he moved to Boston and worked for Charles Bulfinch (designer of the Massachusetts State House, Maine State House, and U.S. Capitol building among others) and eventually replacing Bulfinch as that citys leading architect. Ingraham was a silversmith and businessman who laid out State Street, on which the house located. The house was converted to a boarding house in 1908 and currently houses apartments.
Year Listed: 1973
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