The Samuel Weston Homestead is a high-quality example of transitional Georgian-Federal period architecture. Located on a rural stretch of US 201, southeast of the center of Skowhegan, the house is a two-story clapboard-sided wood-frame structure in an L-shape. The facade is irregularly arranged, with the main entrance located off center slightly to the west. The door is sheltered by a pedimented entry porch supported by Doric columns. A second door that served as the entrance to Samuel Weston's office is located on the eastern end of the facade and obscured by heavy vegetation. The southeast elevation contains another entry, flanked by pilasters and topped by a gabled pediment. Samuel Weston was an early resident and land surveyor of the region. He was hired by William Bingham and the State of Massachusetts to survey more than one million acres of land in the region, part of which became known as the Bingham Purchase. Weston also served as a Justice of the Peace and Skowhegan's first postmaster.
Year Listed: 1980
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