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The Gov. Abner Coburn House is a historic house on Main Street in Skowhegan, Maine. Built in 1849 by a local master builder, it is one of the town's finest examples of Greek Revival architecture . It was built for Skowhegan native Abner Coburn , one of its wealthiest citizens, who served one term as Governor of Maine .
He was the uncle of the writer Louise Helen Coburn. Many of his historical items can be seen in a museum she began, the Skowhegan History House. The Abner Coburn being towed from the Bering Sea, May 1918. Upon his death in 1885, Coburn left 12 acres (49,000 m 2) to the town of Skowhegan land for a public park. Coburn Park opened in 1907.
Gov. Abner Coburn House: Gov. Abner Coburn House: July 30, 1974 : Main St. Skowhegan: 12: Concord Haven: Concord Haven: October 2, 1992 : Eastern side of State Route 16, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) north of its junction with Berry Rd.
The house was built in 1839 by Abner Spear, a blacksmith, and was a fairly typical small worker's house of the period. Most similar buildings in Skowhegan were lost due to the city's industrialization over the remainder of the 19th century. The house was acquired by Louise Coburn, a local historian, who in 1937, opened its doors as a museum.
Abner Coburn: Succeeded by: Joshua L. Chamberlain: Treasurer of Maine; In office 1850–1854: Preceded by: Moses Macdonald: Succeeded by: Woodbury Davis: Member of the Maine House of Representatives; In office 1835–1836 1863: Personal details; Born February 27, 1811 Augusta, Massachusetts, U.S. (now Maine) Died: October 5, 1870 (aged 59)
B. Bagley-Bliss House; Moses Bailey House; Algernon Bangs House; Barncastle; Barrell Homestead; Barrows-Steadman Homestead; Bass Boarding House; Baxter House (Gorham, Maine)
Willard Carpenter House; Carter-Newton House; Carter–Swain House; Cassidy House (Bridgeport, Connecticut) Château de Bonnelles; Clapham's Ferry; Gov. Abner Coburn House; Copper Harbor Light; Cottage Lawn
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