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Description
The Hill House, 299 Pool Road, occupied for many years by Captain William Hill who died in 1897. The exact date of the building of the house is not known, but this house (or another one on the same site) was the home of Biddeford's famous "Parson Webster", minister of the old Pool Road Church from 1779 to 1828, almost half a century.
Parson Webster (Nathaniel/Nathanael, (Reverend) was born in Kingston New Hampshire, graduated Harvard College in 1769, was ordained in Biddeford April 14, 1779, and retired in 1828. Parson Webster died in Portland at age 81, on March 8, 1830.
About This Item
- Title: The Hill House, Biddeford, 1953
- Creation Date: 1953
- Subject Date: 1953
- Location: Hill House, Biddeford, York County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 8.9 cm x 11.3 cm
- Local Code: 685b
- Collection: General Image Collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Webster, Nathaniel, 1749-1830--Homes and haunts--Maine--Biddeford
- Hill, William--Homes and haunts--Maine--Biddeford
- Dwellings--Maine--Biddeford
- Houses--Maine--Biddeford
- Clergy--Maine--Biddeford
- Ship captains--Maine--Biddeford
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