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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Maine.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Maine, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.

There are 47 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Two properties were once listed, but have been removed.


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Current listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Location City or town Description
1 Arnold Trail to Quebec
Arnold Trail to Quebec
October 1, 1969
(#69000018)
Along the Kennebec River, through Wayman and Flagstaff lakes along the Dead River and Chain of Ponds to Quebec
44°40′49″N 69°59′18″W / 44.680278°N 69.988333°W / 44.680278; -69.988333 (Arnold Trail to Quebec)
Coburn Gore Extends through Franklin, Kennebec, Sagadahoc, and Somerset counties
2 Barn on Lot 8, Range G
Barn on Lot 8, Range G
August 24, 2011
(#11000581)
816 Foster Hill Rd.
44°51′29″N 70°13′20″W / 44.858056°N 70.222222°W / 44.858056; -70.222222 (Barn on Lot 8, Range G)
Freeman Township
3 Bass Boarding House
Bass Boarding House
April 7, 1988
(#88000396)
Canal St.
44°35′12″N 70°13′58″W / 44.586667°N 70.232778°W / 44.586667; -70.232778 (Bass Boarding House)
Wilton Now the Wilton Farm and Home Museum.
4 Ora Blanchard House
Ora Blanchard House
January 15, 1980
(#80000215)
Main St.
45°08′32″N 70°26′42″W / 45.142222°N 70.445°W / 45.142222; -70.445 (Ora Blanchard House)
Stratton
5 John G. Coburn Farm
John G. Coburn Farm
April 11, 2002
(#02000347)
434 Carthage Road (Route 162), just north of the Webb River
44°37′36″N 70°28′36″W / 44.626667°N 70.476667°W / 44.626667; -70.476667 (John G. Coburn Farm)
Carthage Mis-listed as "John G. Coburn", on River Road.
6 Coplin Plantation Schoolhouse
Coplin Plantation Schoolhouse
September 11, 1997
(#97001132)
State Route 16 approximately 4.5 miles southwest of its junction with State Route 27
45°05′32″N 70°29′55″W / 45.092222°N 70.498611°W / 45.092222; -70.498611 (Coplin Plantation Schoolhouse)
Coplin Plantation
7 Cutler Memorial Library
Cutler Memorial Library
November 2, 1973
(#73000104)
Academy and High Sts.
44°40′09″N 70°08′55″W / 44.669167°N 70.148611°W / 44.669167; -70.148611 (Cutler Memorial Library)
Farmington
8 Farmington Historic District
Farmington Historic District
January 20, 1995
(#94001551)
Roughly bounded by High, Academy, Anson, and Grove Sts.
44°40′14″N 70°08′58″W / 44.670556°N 70.149444°W / 44.670556; -70.149444 (Farmington Historic District)
Farmington Boundary decrease (listed 4/27/2010)
9 First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ
First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ
July 25, 1974
(#74000149)
235 Main St.
44°40′04″N 70°09′00″W / 44.6678°N 70.15°W / 44.6678; -70.15 (First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ)
Farmington
10 Franklin County Courthouse
Franklin County Courthouse
October 6, 1983
(#83003641)
Main and Anson Sts.
44°40′17″N 70°09′08″W / 44.671389°N 70.152222°W / 44.671389; -70.152222 (Franklin County Courthouse)
Farmington
11 Free Will Baptist Meetinghouse
Free Will Baptist Meetinghouse
August 28, 1973
(#73000264)
219 Main St.
44°40′08″N 70°09′03″W / 44.668889°N 70.150833°W / 44.668889; -70.150833 (Free Will Baptist Meetinghouse)
Farmington Now a garage.
12 Goodspeed Memorial Library
Goodspeed Memorial Library
January 5, 1989
(#88003019)
104 Main St.
44°35′16″N 70°13′51″W / 44.587778°N 70.230833°W / 44.587778; -70.230833 (Goodspeed Memorial Library)
Wilton
13 Greenacre
Greenacre
October 29, 1982
(#82000422)
17 Court St.
44°40′24″N 70°08′53″W / 44.673333°N 70.148056°W / 44.673333; -70.148056 (Greenacre)
Farmington
14 Chester Greenwood House
Chester Greenwood House
July 12, 1978
(#78000160)
State Route 27
44°39′39″N 70°08′52″W / 44.660833°N 70.147778°W / 44.660833; -70.147778 (Chester Greenwood House)
Farmington
15 Holmes-Crafts Homestead
Holmes-Crafts Homestead
April 26, 1973
(#73000105)
Old N. Jay Rd. on State Route 4
44°31′08″N 70°13′28″W / 44.518889°N 70.224444°W / 44.518889; -70.224444 (Holmes-Crafts Homestead)
North Jay Owned by the local historical society.
16 Frank Hutchins House
Frank Hutchins House
December 29, 1986
(#86003532)
High St.
44°57′27″N 70°09′17″W / 44.9576°N 70.1546°W / 44.9576; -70.1546 (Frank Hutchins House)
Kingfield Home to the local historical society.
17 Jay-Niles Memorial Library
Jay-Niles Memorial Library
March 13, 1987
(#87000414)
State Route 4
44°32′53″N 70°14′17″W / 44.548056°N 70.238056°W / 44.548056; -70.238056 (Jay-Niles Memorial Library)
North Jay
18 Little Red Schoolhouse
Little Red Schoolhouse
February 23, 1972
(#72000070)
Franklin Agricultural Society Fairgrounds
44°39′46″N 70°08′23″W / 44.6627°N 70.1398°W / 44.6627; -70.1398 (Little Red Schoolhouse)
Farmington Originally on Wilton Road; moved to fairgrounds in 2007.
19 Madrid Village Schoolhouse
Madrid Village Schoolhouse
December 14, 1995
(#95001460)
Western side of Reeds Mills Rd., 0.05 miles north of its junction with State Route 4
44°51′53″N 70°27′45″W / 44.864722°N 70.4625°W / 44.864722; -70.4625 (Madrid Village Schoolhouse)
Madrid
20 Maine Woods Office
Maine Woods Office
November 10, 1980
(#80000216)
Main St.
44°49′27″N 70°20′55″W / 44.824167°N 70.348611°W / 44.824167; -70.348611 (Maine Woods Office)
Phillips Now the Phillips Community House.
21 McCleary Farm
McCleary Farm
April 7, 1989
(#89000253)
S. Strong Rd.
44°45′50″N 70°12′34″W / 44.763889°N 70.209444°W / 44.763889; -70.209444 (McCleary Farm)
Strong
22 Merrill Hall
Merrill Hall
January 23, 1980
(#80000217)
Maine and Academy Sts.
44°40′09″N 70°08′58″W / 44.669167°N 70.149444°W / 44.669167; -70.149444 (Merrill Hall)
Farmington
23 New Sharon Congregational Church
New Sharon Congregational Church
June 20, 1985
(#85001261)
State Route 134
44°38′10″N 70°00′50″W / 44.636111°N 70.013889°W / 44.636111; -70.013889 (New Sharon Congregational Church)
New Sharon
24 Nordica Homestead
Nordica Homestead
December 23, 1969
(#69000006)
North of Farmington on Holly Rd. off State Route 27
44°41′42″N 70°08′43″W / 44.695°N 70.145278°W / 44.695; -70.145278 (Nordica Homestead)
Farmington Now a museum.
25 North Jay Grange Store
North Jay Grange Store
October 23, 1974
(#74000150)
State Route 17
44°33′15″N 70°14′09″W / 44.554167°N 70.235833°W / 44.554167; -70.235833 (North Jay Grange Store)
North Jay
26 William F. Norton House
William F. Norton House
July 8, 1982
(#82000741)
1 Stanley Ave.
44°57′39″N 70°09′06″W / 44.960833°N 70.151667°W / 44.960833; -70.151667 (William F. Norton House)
Kingfield
27 Old Union Meetinghouse
Old Union Meetinghouse
October 30, 1973
(#73000106)
U.S. Route 2
44°37′26″N 70°04′40″W / 44.623889°N 70.077778°W / 44.623889; -70.077778 (Old Union Meetinghouse)
Farmington
28 Oquossoc Log Church
Oquossoc Log Church
July 19, 1984
(#84001368)
State Route 4
44°58′00″N 70°46′14″W / 44.966667°N 70.770556°W / 44.966667; -70.770556 (Oquossoc Log Church)
Rangeley
29 Orgone Energy Observatory
Orgone Energy Observatory
January 29, 1999
(#98001602)
Western side of Dodge Pond Rd., 0.65 miles north of the junction of State Routes 4/16
44°58′54″N 70°43′05″W / 44.981667°N 70.718056°W / 44.981667; -70.718056 (Orgone Energy Observatory)
Rangeley Now the William/Wilhelm Reich Museum.
30 Porter-Bell-Brackley Estate
Porter-Bell-Brackley Estate
November 10, 1980
(#80000218)
Lower Main St.
44°48′16″N 70°13′14″W / 44.804444°N 70.220556°W / 44.804444; -70.220556 (Porter-Bell-Brackley Estate)
Strong
31 Hiram Ramsdell House
Hiram Ramsdell House
December 4, 1973
(#73000107)
High and Perham Sts.
44°40′17″N 70°08′59″W / 44.671389°N 70.149722°W / 44.671389; -70.149722 (Hiram Ramsdell House)
Farmington
32 Rangeley Trust Company Building
Rangeley Trust Company Building
July 13, 1989
(#89000846)
Main St.
44°57′50″N 70°38′32″W / 44.963889°N 70.642222°W / 44.963889; -70.642222 (Rangeley Trust Company Building)
Rangeley Now the local historical society museum.
33 Rangeley Public Library
Rangeley Public Library
July 12, 1978
(#78000161)
Lake St.
44°57′53″N 70°38′38″W / 44.964722°N 70.643889°W / 44.964722; -70.643889 (Rangeley Public Library)
Rangeley
34 Salem Town House (Former)
Salem Town House (Former)
August 5, 2005
(#05000795)
State Route 142
44°54′05″N 70°16′35″W / 44.901389°N 70.276389°W / 44.901389; -70.276389 (Salem Town House (Former))
Salem
35 Temple Intervale School
Temple Intervale School
February 8, 1985
(#85000240)
Temple Intervale
44°41′54″N 70°14′45″W / 44.698333°N 70.245833°W / 44.698333; -70.245833 (Temple Intervale School)
Temple
36 Thompson's Bridge
Thompson's Bridge
March 22, 1991
(#91000321)
Over Thompson's Creek off the northern side of State Route 43 at the Franklin-Somerset county line
44°43′36″N 70°00′25″W / 44.726667°N 70.006944°W / 44.726667; -70.006944 (Thompson's Bridge)
Allen's Mills
37 Tufts House
Tufts House
May 8, 1979
(#79000130)
Southeast of Farmington on U.S. Route 2
44°38′10″N 70°05′35″W / 44.636111°N 70.093056°W / 44.636111; -70.093056 (Tufts House)
Farmington
38 Union Church
Union Church
July 13, 1989
(#89000844)
Main and Pleasant Sts.
44°49′24″N 70°20′23″W / 44.823333°N 70.339722°W / 44.823333; -70.339722 (Union Church)
Phillips
39 Upper Dallas School
Upper Dallas School
February 9, 1990
(#89002345)
Saddleback Rd.
44°57′55″N 70°36′08″W / 44.965278°N 70.602222°W / 44.965278; -70.602222 (Upper Dallas School)
Dallas Plantation
40 U.S. Inspection Station-Coburn Gore, Maine
September 10, 2014
(#14000558)
ME 27
45°22′43″N 70°48′25″W / 45.3785°N 70.8070°W / 45.3785; -70.8070 (U.S. Inspection Station-Coburn Gore, Maine)
Coburn Gore
41 Weld Town Hall
Weld Town Hall
June 27, 2007
(#07000597)
17 School St.
44°41′51″N 70°25′12″W / 44.6975°N 70.42°W / 44.6975; -70.42 (Weld Town Hall)
Weld
42 Capt. Joel Whitney House
Capt. Joel Whitney House
April 22, 2003
(#03000293)
8 Pleasant St.
44°49′22″N 70°20′24″W / 44.822778°N 70.34°W / 44.822778; -70.34 (Capt. Joel Whitney House)
Phillips Home to the Phillips Historical Society.
43 Amos G. Winter House
Amos G. Winter House
May 3, 1976
(#76000191)
Winter's Hill off State Route 27
44°57′33″N 70°09′37″W / 44.959167°N 70.160278°W / 44.959167; -70.160278 (Amos G. Winter House)
Kingfield

Former listings

Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location City or town Summary
1 Jacob Abbott House
Jacob Abbott House
November 26, 1973
(#73000103)
April 27, 2010
State Route 27
44°39′56″N 70°08′52″W / 44.6656°N 70.1478°W / 44.6656; -70.1478 (Jacob Abbott House)
Farmington
2 New Sharon Bridge
New Sharon Bridge
September 24, 1999
(#99001189)
July 14, 2015
South of U.S. Route 2 over the Sandy River
44°38′16″N 70°00′56″W / 44.637778°N 70.015556°W / 44.637778; -70.015556 (New Sharon Bridge)
New Sharon Demolished.
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