Dedicated Preservation in Wiscasset, Maine - Castle Tucker

Historic Sites

Nov 11

The house was built in 1807 by Judge Silas Lee, when Wiscasset was one of the busiest ports east of Boston. Lee’s death in 1814, and the the financial impact of Jefferson’s Embargo of 1807, forced Lee’s widow to sell. The house passed through several hands until 1858 when Captain Richard H. Tucker, Jr. bought the property. The Tuckers updated the house and added a new entrance and the dramatic two-story porch. The Tucker’s youngest daughter, Jane returned to live full-time with mother as an adult. The mother and daughter team helped to preserve the house and Jane raised money taking in paying guests until the 1930’s, raising pigeons and selling baked goods. Mollie died in 1922 and following Jane’s death in 1964, Captain Tucker’s granddaughter, Jane Standen Tucker moved into the house and made very few changes. Jane turned Castle Tucker over to the organization now known as Historic New England. We can thank these three women for preserving Castle Tucker for future generation to get a look into a lifestyle that no longer exists. Today, the house museum is owned and operated by Historic New England.

Here is what caught my eye, I hope you enjoy it!

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The large potting shed

Inside the potting shed

The exterior corner of the attached service buildings and hydrangea

Part of the front facade of the house

The front entrance

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The two-story porch overlooking the Sheepscot River

This is the view from the property, including the Sheepscot River.

The back entrance off the dining room

The flying spiral staircase

An Asian dinner bell

The Victorian fire bucket and bag to carry belongings in case of a fire. The guide on the tour said the Wiscasset Fire Department would do rounds to inspect that each house had these items near the front door in case of a fire.

A settee in the living room

The living room

The comfortable sitting area in the living room

The baby grand piano in the living room

The hallway with beautiful wood floors

The billiard room

Seating in the billiard room

A quite spot in the first level porch

The second floor stair hall

One of the second floor bedrooms

A clock on the mantle in the bedroom

A second, smaller bedroom

Looking down the spiral stairs from the second floor

A quite sitiing spot in a first floor sitting room

The bright first floor sitting room

The dining room

The back door off the dining room

The wooden kitchen sink

The cast iron seven burner Empire Crawford Royal 1905 stove with silver trim in the kitchen.

You will “slow, fast, quick” as heat indicators on the dial in the front of the Empire Crawford Royal 1905 stove

A hoosier cabinet in the kitchen served as workstation and was very popular and progressive at the time.

The kitchen work area

While in Wiscasset, why not stop for a delicious lobster roll at Red’s Eats on Main Street

When in Wiscasset, visit another Historic New England property, Nickels-Sortwell House on Main Street right near Red’s Eats.

What you should know:

Tickets can be bought on-line or in person.
There is a port-a-potty on-site
There are guided tours; check the website for tour times.
The house is not open every day; check the website for days and hours of operation.
You could spend an hour or two here.
Yearly memberships for Historic New England can be purchased here. This membership entitles the bearer to admission to any of the 30+ properties the organization runs in Massachusetts, Rhone Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Maine.

Location: 2 Lee Street, Wiscasset, Maine

For more information: Castle Tucker