5 Bodwell Street, Sanford, ca. 1900
Item 9953 info
Sanford-Springvale Historical Society
The doorway of this house on Bodwell Street reflects the architectural forms of ancient Greece.
Note the pilasters at the corners of the house that repeat the design of those on the door frame, the broad eaves, and the clever finish work above and below the windows which gave them the appearance of greater height.
The house originally stood at the corner of School and Bodwell streets, but was later moved to make way for the house built in 1895 that now stands at 16 School Street (see MMN # 9748).
In 1880 while still on School Street, it was occupied by Amos Garnsey, Jr., a partner with the Goodall brothers in building the Mousam River Mills in the 1870s. Amos Garnsey also built the Garnsey Block in Sanford Square. For most of the 20th century, the house was occupied by Edward L. Bodwell and after his death by his widow.
Nearly every architectural feature of the house was later covered with asbestos siding.
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