John C. Todd likely built this house, which may be the oldest residence in Eastport. The side-gabled house has a large central chimney with its rooms arranged around it, a form often referred to as the Cape form. It has wooden clapboard siding and a plain wooden front door with a transom window above. The windows on the front facade are placed tight under the eaves. The rear ell features a jog, a shed-roofed addition sheltering an entrance, likely to the original kitchen. Eastport was first settled in 1772 by fishermen from Newburyport, MA, and Portsmouth, NH. Incorporated in 1798, it was dubbed Eastport for being the easternmost shipping port in the continental United States at that time. In 1801 the Eastern Lodge of the F. A. Masons was established in the Todd House. This lodge was the first Masonic lodge established in Eastport and is the easternmost in the country. Meetings were held in the upper room of the Todd House until a lodge hall was constructed in 1887. Along with its role in the history of the Masons, the Todd House was seized during the War of 1812 and occupied by British officers. Eastport was the last American territory relinquished by the British when occupation ended in 1818, four years after the war's conclusion. The British remained in Eastport as an attempt to claim the port for New Brunswick. The house is currently an inn.
Year Listed: 1980
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