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“only pre-Revolutionary home in Greater Portland”
When it was built in 1755, Tate House was considered a large and elegant home. The house was constructed for Captain George Tate (1700-1794) and his family who had arrived in the Colonies around 1750. Tate served as the Senior Mast Agent for the British Royal Navy, overseeing the cutting and shipping of white pines from Maine to England. This position assured Tate's success, and his status in the community is reflected by the style of architecture he selected for his home. With its clapboards still unpainted, Tate House is one of two residences in Maine with an unusual subsumed dormor in the gambrel roof. As the only pre-Revolutionary home in Greater Portland that is open to the public, the impressive period furnishings, beautiful grounds and herb gardens, and unique architecture of Tate House offer an insightful glimpse at the 18th century and life in Colonial Maine.
I'm an old house enthusiast and this was a great house to tour. The guide was just ok, not great...but it's a great house to go see a typical colonial style home without trekking to Williamsburg.... Read more
The Tate House is a mid-eighteenth century home that was build for Captain George Tate who served as the Senior Mast Agent for the British Royal Navy. From what I remember, he helped oversee the... Read more
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