Built 1838 (1838) Opened 1838 Added to NRHP 12 January 2016 | NRHP Reference # 15000969 Area 3 ha | |
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Location 63 Hussey Rd., Albion, Maine | ||
The Hussey–Littlefield Farm is a historic farmstead at 63 Hussey Road in Albion, Maine. Developed between about 1838 and 1905, the farm's connected homestead exhibits the evolutionary changes of rural agricultural architecture in 19th-century Maine. The farmstead was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.
Description and history
The Hussey–Littlefield farmstead stands on the west side of Hussey Road, in central Albion southeast of the village center. The farmstead consists of a connected series of wood-frame structures, with the main house at the northern end and a barn at the southern. The house is a 2-1/2 story structure, with a side gable roof, and a porch extending across its front. It has modest Italianate styling, with corner pilasters and decorative trident-shaped posts supporting the porch. A small ell extends to the rear of the house, with a second ell extending to its left (south). That ell is connected to a wagon shed, which connects the structure to the main barn.
The farm property was settled in 1838 by Silas Hussey, and it is believed that he soon thereafter built the house and the barn, as separate structures. The rear ell is an integral part of this construction. Sometime between 1859 and 1873, the south ell and wagon shed were added by his son Bert. The farm was sold by Bert's grandchildren to the Littlefields, who were in the second generation of ownership when the property was listed on the National Register in 2016.