The Tarr-Eaton House is a one-and-a-half story cape with a central chimney and a side porch that extends to a gable-roofed shed. The clapboard sheathed house is adjacent to the c.1757 Harpswell Meetinghouse and sits on a concrete foundation with an exposed rubble stone cap. Typical of many cape houses, the symmetrical front facade has a central entrance topped with a narrow transom. The house was constructed by William and Elizabeth (Clark) Tarr. William was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War and was licensed to run an inn or tavern. Tarr sold the property to Joseph Eaton in 1811 and it remained in the family until 1895. In 1982, Walter and Helen Norton gave the house and approximately two acres of land to the Harpswell Historical Society. The organization then sold it and the new owners completed an extensive rehabilitation of the dwelling.
Year Listed: 2001
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