Item 34724 - George W. Bourne House, Kennebunk, ca. 1855

Item 34724 - George W. Bourne House, Kennebunk, ca. 1855
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Item 34724
George W. Bourne House, Kennebunk, ca. 1855
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The George W. Bourne House was built in 1826 as a classic federal structure with an attached ell and barn. Following its exuberant, ornamental embellishment in 1855, it became known as the "Wedding Cake" house.

This daguerreotype is a "before" photograph, prior to the embellishment added in 1855. A companion image also exists in the Vickery-Shettleworth collection of early Maine photography.

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