Claim: Built circa 1830 by John Monroe, the Straw House was located at a bend in Golda Court, a residential side street in the main village of Guilford, Maine.
Evidence: The house was built c. 1830 by John Monroe, and was purchased in 1832 by David Straw, a lawyer who, along with his son David Jr., established one of Maine's first textile mills in 1865. The Straw House was located at a bend in Golda Court, a residential side street in the main village of Guilford, Maine.