Bainbridge-Merrill Home
**Attention**
The object that is described in this article is located on private property. Trespassing is punishable by up to six months of prison time. Permission should be granted before passing on private property.
History
The history of the Bainbridge-Merrill home is sparse and far between. The home was constructed in 1874 on the northwest corner of Main and Highway 91. It is the oldest home in Richmond. It was constructed my Marriner Wood Merrill for his wife Almira Jane Bainbridge and children.1 After her death in 1906, the land and home were deeded to one of her children. The most recent history of the home is that it was owned by Ralph and Alta Wadsworth in 1967-1978, then Norman C. and Kathleen Carter for sometime before Michael G. and Jeanette Blake purchased the home in 1994, and currently own the home. The home is completely vacant, and has been for many decades.
Marriner Wood Merrill
Almira Jane Bainbridge
Source
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, National Register of Historic Places, Korral Broschinsky, July 15, 2004.