Garcelon, A. A., House
223 Main St., Auburn, METhe A. A. Garcelon House is architecturally significant as one of the most outstanding examples of Queen Anne's design in Maine. Located on a prominent site above Auburn's commercial district, the house is an important local landmark. Jefferson L. Coburn, who designed the Garcelon residence, was a leading architect in western Maine.
Arthur A. Garcelon, who belonged to a prominent local Franco-American family, constructed this house in 1890. Garcelon was a partner in the grocery and provisions firm of Peables and Garcelon. He hired the local firm of Jefferson L. Coburn to design what was probably the most distinctive example of Queen Anne-style architecture ever to be constructed in the Auburn-Lewiston area.
Jefferson L. Coburn (1835-1917), had a thriving practice during the last two decades of the nineteenth century. The firm, which later became Jefferson L. Coburn & Sons, was responsible for the James C. Lord House of 1885, the Healy Asylum of 1893, the Osgood Building of 1893, and the McGillicuddy Block of 1895, all in Lewiston and nominated to or listed in the National Register.
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
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