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First, I would like to apologize for the length of time that has occurred between this and my last newsletter. I have been extremely busy working on an architectural restoration project, regarding an important Barber house example up in Maine. More to follow as the work gets going, probably next Spring, so stay tuned! And so, without further delay.
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7 Enterprise Street, East Boothbay, ME 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 …
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356 State Street, Ellsworth, ME The Whitney residence is a largely intact version of Barber's design number 83, as published in the "New Model Dwellings" pattern book, the first edition which was published in 1894. Mr. Whitney was a Lumber Baron, so the woodwork in this home is exceptional. The first edition of "New Model Dwellings" was the first Barber …
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745 Main Street, Caribou, ME The White residence is a somewhat larger version of Barber's design number 128, as published in the "Revised and Enlarged" edition of "The Cottage Souvenir No. 2" published 1892. Mr. White was a Druggist according to the federal census of 1900.
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71 Summer Street, Rockland, ME Constructed in 1893, the Smith residence is a classic version of Barber's design number 24, as published in "The Cottage Souvenir No. 2" from 1891. Mr. Smith was a Stock Broker and a successful businessman. This home is one of many Barber house examples built in Rockland, most likely by a Carpenter/Builder who used his …
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