Peabody-Fitch House
- Also Known As: Narramissic
- Address: Narramissic Rd
- Vicinity: W of S Bridgton Rd, off Ingalls Rd
- Hamlet of South Bridgton in Bridgton
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1797/00/00 | William Peabody of Bridgton | Home | The Peabody-Fitch Farm is built for William Peabody and his wife Sally Stevens Peabody. | |||
| 1803/09/03 | Mary Peabody Fitch | Born | Sally Stevens Peabody, wife of William Peabody, gives birth to a daughter, Mary Peabody, in Bridgton, Maine. | |||
| 1828/00/00 | George Fitch | Home | Mary and George move back to Peabody farm. Fitch updates the house with late Federal style entrances with louvered fanlights and adds the ell with a new kitchen, larder, pantry and two bedrooms. A wing and carriage house are also built. | |||
| 1840/00/00 | Sgt Edwin Peabody Fitch | Born | Mary Peabody, wife of George Fitch, gives birth to Edwin Peabody Fitch. Edwin will grow up write "Ninety Years of Living about growing up at Narramissic during the 1840s and 1850s. | |||
| 1891/09/19 | Mary Peabody Fitch | Died | Mary Peabody Fitch dies at age 88 in Bridgton, Maine. | |||
| 1938/00/00 | Margaret M Monroe from Providence, RI, buys the Peabody-Fitch farmstead. She names it Narramissic and uses it as a summer home. Margaret Normann, Margaret Monroe's daughter, will write a memoir of her life in the house: Narramissic: 'Hard to Find'. | |||||
| 1986/00/00 | Margaret M Monroe dies. Mrs Monroe leaves Narramissic to the Bridgton Historical Society. |
| Particulars for Peabody-Fitch House: | |
|---|---|
| Historic Use | Agricultural fields |
| Historic Use | Agricultural outbuildings |
| Area of Significance | Agriculture |
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Architectural Style | Federal Style |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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