Contributed by Penobscot Marine Museum
Description
Phippsburg Center's view from the hill behind the early 1900s C. C. Pease Store encompassed the Parker Head Road's buildings.
The first house on the left was once a parsonage for the Phippsburg Congregational Church. The Congregational Church was in the background. The church was built in 1802, but the church community had been active since July 4, 1765. In the center of the photo, at the curve in the road, was the 1859 Center School.
The first house on the right was the former home of Jan and Anda Bijhouwer, whose grandson was farming the property as of 2018. At the far right was a vessel on the ways at the Bowker Shipyard. Near it, surrounded by trees, was the “Spite House,” which was moved by water to Rockport in 1925. A sidewalk starting at the Main Road and probably leading to the Minott shipyard was on the left.
Many of the buildings still stand in 2018. The C. C. Pease store was Bisson’s Store. The former parsonage has been restored as a gift business. The Church was the Center Church. The Phippsburg Historical Society Museum occupied the Center School building.
About This Item
- Title: View of Phippsburg Center, ca. 1915
- Creator: Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Co.
- Creation Date: circa 1915
- Subject Date: circa 1915
- Location: Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, ME
- Media: Glass Plate Negative
- Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm
- Local Code: LB2007.1.109188
- Collection: Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Co.
- Object Type: Image
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