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 The original house: This is the oldest photo we have found, probably taken around 1860-1870. Note that the entrance looks much like it does today with a single door and sunburst design over it. |
 Scan of a photo that still hangs in the Hawthorne House, this shows a somber group around 1863. |
The postcard was made in 1956, and shows the house as it would have appeared around the turn of the century. |
A pen and ink of Hawthorne’s Concord, MA “Wayside Inn” house done by J. Fagan. Presented to us by William Hodges in 1980. |
In this photo taken around the early 20th century, the speaker and date are unknown, but this is the earliest known photo showing the interior. We estimate 1920-1940. |
Date unknown, but this shows the house in its meeting house configuration with the double doors, probably in the late 1800’s. |
Locates the Hawthorne House with respect to surrounding towns in this “lake area” of Maine. |
This etching shows the house in its meeting house configuration. Date and artist unknown. |
Taken in 1988 by Barbara Whitmore, this picturesque brook is located just across the street from the Hawthorne House. |
The Hawthorne House, June 2003. |
This etching is still used on our letterhead, even though it shows the house with shutters, which were not original and which are not used today. |
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Sebago Aerial: This looks from East to West across the approx. 8 mile width of Sebago Lake. Hawthorne’s house is located at the beginning of Raymond Cape, the 5 mile long peninsula that extends into the lake from the right to the center of the photo. |
A Google image satellite view from around 2008 of the Hawthorne House neighborhood. |
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This photo was taken by Abel Bates just before Christmas and before the serious snow started that winter. |
Painted by Charles Osgood in 1840, this portrait of Nathaniel Hawthorne is owned by the Essex Institute of Salem, MA. |
A scan of the National Register of Historic places certificate. |
