Blaine House
| Location | Kennebec, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 44.3079, -69.7814 |
| Access | Public - free guided tours, limited days, working residence |
The Blaine House began as a private home across from Maine’s new State House. Captain James Hall built it in Augusta between 1830 and 1833. In 1862, James G. Blaine bought the house for his wife, Harriet, and expanded it as his national political career grew. The building’s public role came later, through a gift made in the aftermath of war.
Blaine became Speaker of the U.S. House, a senator, and Secretary of State. In 1884 he ran for president as the Republican nominee and narrowly lost the decisive state of New York to Grover Cleveland. The house remained with his family after his death, passing through several relatives and serving other purposes, including as a World War I public-service headquarters.
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