Winter Scene, Primrose Hill, Belfast, Maine 300c

Winter Scene, Primrose Hill, Belfast, Maine 300c

"Winter Scene, Primrose Hill, Belfast, Maine 300c" Primrose Hill, Winter, Street, Belfast, Maine This winter view looking up Primrose Hill shows the Bohan P. Field House (white house on the right) which was built in 1807. The Bohan P. Field house is of the Federal style with a hip roof, classic entrance with fan window and pilasters. Early records describe terraced gardens with a spectacular view of the Passagassawakeag River and Penobscot Bay beyond. Bohan Prentice Field was born in Northfield, Massachusetts May 23, 1773 (d. March 13, 1843), He graduated from Dartmouth in 1795 and began studying law in Portsmouth, N. H. After passing the bar in New Hampshire, he moved to North Yarmouth, Maine in 1798 being the first lawyer to settle there. He moved to Belfast in 1799 where he became the pioneer of his profession. He established Belfast's first law practice and became a town leader. Upon the formation of Waldo County in 1827, he was appointed Chief Justice of the Court of Sessions by Governor Lincoln. He dishcarged the duties of that office for ten years. He was valued in the community for his general intelligence, soundness of judgment and integrity of character. Such was know of his integrity of character and singleness of purpose that he received one thoudand unsought tokens of public favor and confidence. He married Abigail Davis (1787-1863) of Billerica, Mass. October 23, 1807 and fathered seven children: Henry Cummings Field (1809 - 1864) Abigail Eleanor Field (1812 - 1813) Ebenezer Wright Field (1813 - 1813) Charles Davis Field (1814 - 1874) Bohan Field (1815 - 1897) Benjamin Franklin Field (1820 - 1877) Edward Mann Field (1822 - 1887) The first house on the left (partially obscured by trees) is the Charles B. Hazeltine House which was built in 1859. It was designed by Edmund Lee Brown of Boston, architect and is of the Italianate/Second Empire style: 2½ stories, wood frame with shiplap siding, ornate verge board with finials, door hoods, decorative French crystal windows, clustered chimneys serving eight varicolored marble fireplaces. The house was one of the first in Belfast with indoor plumbing, a hot air coal furnace, and a cistern in the attic. Charles Hazeltine, whose father Benjamin lived across the street, was one of the original directors of the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad Co., a founder of the Belfast National Bank, and a noted sportsman. The next house on the left is the R. C. Johnson / Admiral William Pratt House which was built in 1812. It is of the Federal style with Greek Revival additions made in 1830; paired chimneys, classic entablature, massive portico with Ionic columns rising full height on two sides. It was the first Belfast home to have outside blinds. Mr. Johnson was prominent in state and municipal government. In later years the house was owned by Admiral William Veazie Pratt. Pratt was born in Belfast, Maine, on 28 February 1869. Pratt graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1889 and began an impressive career in the Navy. He commanded numerous ships and was eventually appointed as President of the Naval War College (1925-1927), Commander in Chief of the U. S. Fleet (1929-1930) and Chief of Naval Operations (1930-1933). He married Louise Johnson (sister of Alfred Johnson) in 1902 He died Nov 25, 1957.