Irving farmhouse

Irving farmhouse

Image of the Irving family standing in front of their farmhouse near Silver Lake and Popham Village in Phippsburg, Maine. Visible in image: A view of the Irving farmhouse showing the main building and attached wing, which itself has appended a small shed. The two main wings of the building are in the Federal architectural style, distinguished by a hipped roof, symmetrical facade with 12/12-paned windows, and large chimneys on the building ends. This view shows the back side of the house, as indicated by the sparse trim and simple entrances, and the clothesline stretched from one corner of the house to another. Some washing appears to have been taken down and laid in the grass. The attached shed may house chickens or other small animals, as there are two short hinged panels on the long side. The building was torn down in 1891 to make room for the construction of the Ingraham manor house, at which time it was the oldest building in Popham. As the Irving family still owned the farm at the time of its sale to Ingraham, they are almost certainly the people around the house in this photograph. Note the man in overalls holding a hoe at far right, the dog posing with the man at center right, and the three people just visible in the doorway at center. Cataloger's note: A caption on the glass plate, not contemporary of the photograph itself, incorrectly identifies the building as the Stevens farm.