Antique Real Photo Postcard. Identified as an exterior view of the Ruggles House in Columbia Falls, Maine. Divided back, Kodak stampbox, unused. Condition: This is an original photo postcard, not a copy or reproduction. It is in excellent condition. Comments: Ruggles House is a historic house museum at 146 Main Street in Columbia Falls, Maine. Built from 1818 to 1820, in Adamesque style, it is noted for its flying staircase and handcrafted woodwork. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. The house was built by housewright Aaron Sherman and woodcarver Alvah Peterson for Thomas Ruggles from Rochester, Massachusetts. Ruggles was a shipbuilder, sawmill owner, militia captain, postmaster, and justice of the court in Machias. It has been operated as a museum since 1951. Many of the furnishings originally belonged to the Ruggles family.