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The house was built in 1849 for Abner and Philander Coburn, unmarried brothers who were among the state's wealthiest citizens, controlling at one time more than 700 square miles (1,800 km 2) of timberland in the state. Abner Coburn was reported in 1882 to have a net worth of $6–7 million.
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.
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
Many historic houses in Virginia are notable sites. The U.S. state of Virginia was home to many of America's Founding Fathers, four of the first five U.S. presidents, as well as many important figures of the Confederacy. As one of the earliest locations of European settlement in America, Virginia has some of the oldest buildings in the nation.
The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles (1624), by Capt. John Smith, one of the first histories of Virginia. The written history of Virginia begins with documentation by the first Spanish explorers to reach the area in the 16th century, when it was occupied chiefly by Algonquian, Iroquoian, and Siouan peoples.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Cumberland County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
Newbern Historic District is a national historic district located at Newbern, Pulaski County, Virginia.It encompasses 47 contributing buildings in the town of Newbern. It includes a variety of residential, commercial, and institutional buildings dated as early as the early-19th century.