Contributed by Lubec Historical Society
Description
According to the book, “200 Years of Lubec History,” p. 100, this house on Pleasant Street was built by C. J. Staples. William W. Baker (1859-1947) came to Lubec and began working for the Sam’l Staples & Son, a prosperous shipping firm owning numerous vessels, later buying into the business. According to the narrative in the Lubec History book written by William Baker II, following the deaths of Sam Staples and his son John, the widow left her interest to the senior Baker. By this time the firm primarily retailed lumber, hardware and groceries from the Staples Store in upper Water Street. The long-vacant house and the retaining wall still stand as of 2012. The old Knights of Pythias hall, which later burned, rises behind the house, with Monument Park barely visible to the right.
About This Item
- Title: Staples house, Lubec, 1975, 1975
- Creator: Philip "Red" Morrison
- Creation Date: 1975
- Subject Date: 1975
- Location: Lubec, Washington County, ME
- Media: Kodachrome slide
- Dimensions: 2.4 cm x 3.5 cm
- Local Code: 544 jpg
- Object Type: Image
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Lubec Historical Society135 Main Street, Lubec, ME 04652
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