William Penn Whitehouse Homestead Site

William Penn Whitehouse Homestead Site (HM23EQ)

Location: Augusta, ME 04330 Kennebec County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 18.663', W 69° 46.702'

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On this site stood the homestead of William Penn Whitehouse, Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from 1911 to 1919. An 1863 graduate of Colby College, Whitehouse studied law with Sewall Lancaster, then opened his own law office in 1866. In 1878 he was appointed to the Superior Court, in Kennebec County. In 1890 he was appointed Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. After retirement as Chief Justice he was active in civic affairs and was a strong advocate for the abolition of the death penalty in Maine. Justice Whitehouse purchased the house in 1879 and died here October 22, 1922. The Greek Revival style house was built in 1851 by Benjamin F. Morse[,] a carriage manufacturer. After Justice Whitehouse's death the house was sold and became an apartment house until it was torn down for commercial development in 2007.
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Date Added Saturday, December 2nd, 2017 at 10:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 437922 N 4906715
Decimal Degrees44.31105000, -69.77836667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 18.663', W 69° 46.702'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 18' 39.78" N, 69° 46' 42.12" W
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Area Code(s)207
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Closest Postal AddressAt or near 403 Water St, Augusta ME 04330, US
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