Capt. William McGilvery House
Searsport, United States
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
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The Capt. William McGilvery House stands on East Main Street in Searsport, Maine, a striking example of mid-coast residential Second Empire architecture built in 1873. Constructed for a prominent local ship's captain, businessman, and politician, the house exemplifies the ornate style popular among New England's merchant class during the Gilded Age. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, it serves as a contributing property to the East Main Street Historic District, anchoring the town's maritime heritage and nineteenth-century prosperity.
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- Built
- Type
- house
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place, National Register of Historic Places contributing property
- Place
- Searsport, United States
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