Now part of the University of Southern Maine (USM) Gorham campus, the McLellan House is thought to be the oldest known brick house in Cumberland County. It is two stories high with a side-gabled roof. The gable ends are clapboard sided. The brick is laid in Flemish bond, a pattern that alternates the long and short faces of the brick, on the facade and north elevation. The facade is symmetrical with a central entry door. The entry door and the first-floor windows are arched. The house's only ornamentation is in the bonding pattern of the brick and the arches over the windows. Hugh McLellan and his wife Elizabeth were among the first European-American settlers of Gorham, arriving around 1740. The bricks used to construct the house were made from clay of a nearby brook. In the History of Gorham, Maine, written by McLellan, an illustration depicts how the house originally appeared. It had a gambrel roof, dormer windows, and four end wall chimneys. Evidence confirms that the current roof is not original and was likely remodeled in 1858. The house remained in the McLellan family until 1966 when Gorham State College (now USM) purchased the building and converted it to a dormitory. It currently contains offices.
Listed: 1972
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