G.W. Reed Travellers Home Explained

G. W. Reed Travellers Home
Location:Benton, Maine
Builder:Reed, David
Architecture:Federal
Added:February 11, 1982
Refnum:82000757

The G.W. Reed Travellers Home is a historic house and former inn in the Benton Falls village of Benton, Maine. It is a two-story wood-frame building, constructed about 1813, with an older house attached as an ell to the rear. It was built by David Reed, and served as a stop for travellers on the road running on the south side of the Sebasticook River, and as a meeting point for local militia.[1] [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Reed House sign. Historic New England. 2016-06-29.
  2. Book: Federal Writers' Project. The WPA Guide to Maine: The Pine Tree State. 320–321.