Gyger House

Gyger House
The home in 2024
General information
Location	Cumberland Foreside, Maine, U.S.
Address	70 Foreside Road
Coordinates	43.74917°N 70.20193°W / 43.74917; -70.20193
Completed	c. 1780 (244 years ago) (1780)
Technical details
Floor count	2

The Gyger House is a historic home in Cumberland Foreside, Maine, United States. Located at 70 Foreside Road (Maine State Route 88), it contains several eras of construction, with the oldest being mid-to-late 18th century,^[1] around fifty years before Cumberland's secession from North Yarmouth occurred.^[2] Other sections of the home date to the 1860s and 1920s.^[3]

The historic section of Foreside Road on which is stands, known as the Sturdivant neighborhood,^[4] includes the Ephraim Sturdivant House at 114 Foreside Road (completed in 1810),^[5] 77 Foreside Road (1873) and 74 Foreside Road (1850).

References

1. Down East. Down East Enterprise. 2003. p. 111.
2. Kelley, Michael (August 10, 2021). "Film tells history of Cumberland through eyes of those who lived it". Northern Forecaster. The Portland Press Herald. Archived from the original on August 10, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
3. "Historic Cumberland Foreside property is a rare offering". Press Herald. 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
4. Weston, I. (1861). A History of the Congregational Church and Society in Cumberland, Me. B. Thurston. p. 55.
5. "Ephraim Sturdivant | cumberlandme". www.cumberlandmaine.com. Retrieved 2024-06-03.