Louis B. Goodall Residence

The Lewis B Goodall residence was home to the Goodall family sometime in the late 1890s. it was built in the late 1890s and served as a home and hotel for those around. it was later demolished and made into the memorial library located on Main street. The Goodall memorial library was made in memory of Lewis B. Goodall and the residence that was once there.

The Lewis B Goodall residence served as a home and a hotel for most in the 1890s. it was built in the late 1890s and later demolished creating Goodall memorial library located on Main street over the demolished residence. most in the 1890s until the 1900s which was around when it was demolished used the residence as a hotel to stay in for the time they were in Sanford. the residence was home to many in its time and was later turned into Goodall memorial library in memory of Lewis B. Goodall and his residence that was once a home to many.

The Goodall Mansion was built for Thomas Goodall and his family in 1871, an Englishman who made his fortune in the American textile business, and was also the owner of the Goodall Mill in Sanford. The house originally had more elaborate Second Empire styling, including projecting window bays and an entry portico. In 1909 renovations for the Mansion had begun. Ernest Goodall, the youngest son of Thomas Goodall, inherited the mansion upon his father's death in 1910. Ernest replaced many features of the mansion, with the existing Colonial Revival treatment. The last Goodall resident was Ruth Goodall Pitstick, the great-granddaughter of Thomas Goodall. To this day the Thomas Goodall Mansion is considered one of the finest surviving examples of a mill owner's residence in the State of Maine.

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