The Libby-MacArthur House is a two-story gambrel-roofed wood frame structure sheathed in weatherboards with brick nogging between the exterior wall studs. The symmetrical facade features a central gabled entrance enclosed in a vestibule and shed roofed dormers on the lower pitch of the roof. It also has a substantial central brick chimney. The dwelling is significant as one of only a few early gambrel roofed buildings remaining in Maine. Philemon and Martha Libby obtained the 100 acre property in 1777. Little is known about the family, but Philemon may have worked as an innkeeper, though not here. The house remained with the Libby's until 1836 when Abner Libby, their son, sold the property to a prominent local lawyer-Arthur MacArthur. MacArthur and his wife, Sarah, had a bachelor son named William. He was a Civil War veteran serving in the 8th Maine Volunteer with a rank of brigadier general. Afterward, William supervised the family farm that included a commercial orchard. He was also elected as a Representative and Senator in the Maine state legislature.
Year Listed: 1988
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