Contributed by Penobscot Marine Museum
Description
The 19th-century house on the right is the McPike house, built and owned by James Ripley, who was one of the earliest residents of Waite; his name appears in the first census in 1840. The house that James Ripley built was later owned or occupied by Lemuel Campbell and by George Andrews and his family before Charles and Glennie McPike lived there. Their son Clayton and his wife, Lillian, raised their four children in the house.
The house is located on Route 1 near the corner of Mill Road.
Beautiful elm trees lined the road through Waite. They were taken down when the Dutch elm disease killed them.
About This Item
- Title: View of Waite, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Location: Waite, Washington County, ME
- Media: Glass Negative
- Dimensions: 12.75 cm x 17.75 cm
- Local Code: LB2007.1.112288
- Collection: Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Co.
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company
- Photographs--Maine
- Dwellings--Maine--Waite
- Postcards--Maine
- Dirt roads--Maine--Waite
- American elm
- Houses--Maine--Waite
- Carts & wagons--Maine--Waite
People
- Andrews, George
- Campbell, Lemuel
- McPike, Charles
- McPike, Clayton
- McPike, Glennie
- McPike, Lillian
- Ripley, James
For more information about this item, contact:
Penobscot Marine MuseumPO Box 498, 5 Church Street, Searsport, ME 04974
(207) 548-2529
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