Frank L. Rice Residence

7 Enterprise Street, East Boothbay, ME

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Frank L. Rice Residence

Architect’s Illustration, as published in “Scientific American”

Frank L. Rice Residence

Frank L. Rice Residence

Frank L. Rice Residence

 

The Rice residence is another classic example of one of George Barber’s most popular early designs. Design 41 from the initial edition of “The Cottage Souvenir No. 2” was actually published a few years earlier, in the “Scientific American” periodical. So popular was this early design, that by the time of the 1891 initial printing of “The Cottage Souvenir No. 2”, Barber advertised that this design had already been built over 100 times, on nearly as many floor plan arrangements. Mr. Rice was a Lumberman and boat builder, so the house design took on added visual importance. Now the house maintains its connection to the shipbuilding industry, by serving as the main offices of a modern day shipbuilding company.