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Description
Home of John Holmes, prominent lawyer and U.S. Senator from Maine. Holmes decorated his house with a balstruade that features wrought iron bows and arrows fashioned in the Griffin Blackstone Shop across the street. Locally, it is called the bow and arrow house.
About This Item
- Title: Bow and Arrow House, Alfred, ca. 1955, ca. 1955
- Creator: Mary Carpenter Kelley
- Creation Date: circa 1955
- Subject Date: circa 1955
- Location: Village, Alfred, York County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 25 cm x 30 cm
- Local Code: Holmes House File
- Object Type: Image
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- Holmes, John, 1773-1843--Homes and haunts--Maine--Alfred
- Architectural elements
- Balustrades
- Railings
- Legislators--United States
- Houses--Maine--Alfred
- Dwellings--Maine--Alfred
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For more information about this item, contact:
Alfred Historical CommitteeAlfred Town Hall P.O. Box 667, Alfred, ME 04002
207-324-5823
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