Nickels-Sortwell House


  • Address: 121 Main St
  • Vicinity: NE corner of Main and Federal Sts
  • Phone: 207.882.7169
  • Travel Genus: Sight , Visit
  • Sight Category: Museums

Nickels-Sortwell House is a National Historic Landmark and one of the region's finest Federal-style houses. Built by Captain William Nickels, it epitomizes the brief period when shipbuilding and the maritime trade brought wealth and sophisticated tastes to this coastal Maine village. Nickels-Sortwell House is the only Historic New England property available for vacation rentals. - Historic New England


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1807/00/00
1958/00/00 Historic New England Owner Frances Sortwell dies in 1956, donating the Nickels-Sortwell House to Historic New England, then known as the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.

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Particulars for Nickels-Sortwell House:
Architectural Style Adamesque-Federal
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Architectural Style Federal Style
Museum Type Historical Museum
Level of Significance National
Owner Private
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 70000078
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: unknown
Architectural Style: Other, Federal
Attribute: Adamesque-Federal
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1800-1824
Significant Year: 1807, 1808
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Museum

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