Samuel Butts House
Historic house in Portland, Maine
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The Samuel Butts House (also known as the Samuel Butts House and Store; formerly known as the Mariner's House)[1][2] is a historic colonial-style building in Portland, Maine, United States. Located in Boothby Square, on Fore Street, the building was completed in 1792,[3] when Fore Street was at the shoreline of the Fore River estuary. It is the second-oldest extant building on the Portland peninsula, after the Wadsworth-Longfellow House,[4] which pre-dates it by around six years.[5] It is believed its third storey was added well after the building was completed.
| Samuel Butts House | |
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The building in 2024 | |
 Interactive map of the Samuel Butts House area | |
| Former names | Mariner's House |
| Alternative names | Samuel Butts House and Store |
| General information | |
| Location | Portland, Maine, U.S., 334 Fore Street |
| Coordinates | 43.65686°N 70.25177°W |
| Completed | 1792 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
Samuel Butts (1760–1838) was a tailor who moved to Portland from Boston in 1784.[6]
History
The building survived the Portland fire of 1866.[1]
A 22-room hotel occupied the building in the first half of the 20th century.[7]
From 1974 to 1981 The Hollow Reed restaurant occupied the storefront.[8]