Senator John Holmes House, 1802 - Alfred, York County
Maine's first United States Senator, John Holmes built this Federal-style mansion on Main Street in Alfred. The house sits on a granite foundation, stands two stories high, and has a low hipped roof with a central chimney. The front facade is classically symmetrical with a central front entry vestibule under a two-story columned porch. At the time of Holmes residence here, the fifteen-room dwelling had two formal rooms with elaborate woodwork, a circular staircase in the front hall, and vaulted ceilings on the second floor.