The Samuel Butts House (also known as the Samuel Butts House and Store; formerly known as the Mariner's House)[1][2] is a historic colonial-style building in Portland, Maine, United States. Located in Boothby Square, on Fore Street, the building was completed in 1792,[3] when Fore Street was at the shoreline of the Fore River estuary. It is the second-oldest extant building on the Portland peninsula, after the Wadsworth-Longfellow House,[4] which pre-dates it by around six years.[5] It is believed its third storey was added well after the building was completed.

Samuel Butts House
The building in 2024
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Former namesMariner's House
Alternative namesSamuel Butts House and Store
General information
LocationPortland, Maine, U.S.
Address334 Fore Street
Coordinates43°39′25″N 70°15′06″W / 43.65686°N 70.25177°W / 43.65686; -70.25177
Completed1792 (232 years ago) (1792)
Technical details
Floor count3

Samuel Butts (1760–1838) was a tailor who moved to Portland from Boston in 1784.[6]

History

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The building survived the Portland fire of 1866.[1]

A 22-room hotel occupied the building in the first half of the 20th century.[7]

From 1974 to 1981 The Hollow Reed restaurant occupied the storefront.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Greater Portland Landmarks - Blog". Greater Portland Landmarks. 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  2. ^ "Mariner's House, Portland, ca. 1920". Maine Memory Network. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  3. ^ Portland: Historic Resources Inventory – Maine Historic Preservation Committee (1976)
  4. ^ "Touring the Moody, Stylish Portland Home of Evangeline Linens' Founder". The Maine Mag. 2021-04-25. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  5. ^ Donnelly, Sara Anne (2021-03-26). "A Portland Historic Workout Will Educate And Exhaust You". Down East Magazine. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  6. ^ Ledman, Paul J. (2016). Walking Through History: Portland, Maine on Foot. Next Steps Publishing. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-9728587-1-7.
  7. ^ "Shopper's Diary: Evangeline Linens in the Second-Oldest Building in Portland, Maine". Remodelista. 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  8. ^ Sargent, Colin (2011-04-01). "What's 25 Years Between Friends? | PORTLAND MAGAZINE". Portland Monthly. Retrieved 2020-05-18.