Oliver Amsbury (1812-1867), a master mariner and resident of Rockport, Maine, built this large home on the crest of one of the hills overlooking the harbor. The residence is an excellent example of the Italianate style with segmental door and window hoods, a round arched window in a unique Palladian center bay window, and large brackets at the eaves. After Captain Amsbury died in 1867, the house was purchased by Charles F. Richards a lime manufacturer and later a treasurer of the Camden Savings Bank. The old Amsbury house is well-preserved and one of many old sea captain’s houses in the Pine Tree State!
Buildings of New England 