Details
Object ID : 001419
Object Name : Spurr Collection
Object Desc : Papers and documents collected by William S. Spurr. Includes family diaries, some town records, correspondence. Gift of Bourdon Scribner of Harrison.
Collection : Coll. 56, William S. Spurr Papers
Accession # : 2016.111
General Category : Documents
Category : Miscellaneous Documents
Source Category : Gift
Accession Date : MAY 21,2015
Location : Range 6
Status : In Collection
Object Keywords : Spurr, William S.,Holden, Abigail (Ray),
Title : Architectural Survey 1981
Description : Survey provided incentive for start of OHS in same year, under Ethel Turner. Survey was for all Oxford Co. towns, resulted in eventual publication of Randall Bennett's book, Oxford County, Maine: A Guide to Its Historic Architecture (Bethel, 1984). Original plan was to publish one such volume for each county, but funding ran out after only 2 counties were done. Some of the town's oldest houses aren't included in survey, for reasons unknown. But information here is invaluable. Survey sheets have been updated over the years and now include house numbers for identification.