National Register of Historic Places listings in Knox County, Maine facts for kids
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Knox County, Maine.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Knox 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 96 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county; 10 of the properties are National Historic Landmarks. One property was once listed, but has since been removed.
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Current listings
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ebenezer Alden House |
(#75000100) |
Off State Route 131 44°12′44″N 69°16′03″W / 44.212222°N 69.2675°W |
Union | ||
2 | Allen's Island |
(#83003646) |
In Muscongus Bay 43°52′16″N 69°18′42″W / 43.871111°N 69.311667°W |
St. George | ||
3 | American Boathouse |
(#82000761) |
Atlantic Ave. 44°12′40″N 69°03′48″W / 44.211111°N 69.063333°W |
Camden | ||
4 | American Eagle (schooner) |
(#91002064) |
Rockland Harbor 44°06′32″N 69°06′32″W / 44.108889°N 69.108889°W |
Rockland | National Historic Landmark | |
5 | Joe Amesbury Place |
(#82000760) |
Address Restricted |
North Haven | ||
6 | Beechnut Hut Historic District |
(#03000617) |
316 Beech Hill Rd. 44°10′07″N 69°06′15″W / 44.168611°N 69.104167°W |
Rockport | ||
7 | Bortz-Lewis Site |
(#82000762) |
Address Restricted |
North Haven | ||
8 | Browns Head Light Station |
(#83000460) |
Browns Head 44°06′42″N 68°54′35″W / 44.111667°N 68.909722°W |
Vinalhaven | ||
9 | Bull Rock |
(#82000763) |
Address Restricted |
North Haven | ||
10 | Benjamin Burton Garrison Site |
(#83000461) |
Address Restricted |
Cushing | ||
11 | Cabot I Site |
(#82000764) |
Address Restricted |
North Haven | ||
12 | Camden Great Fire Historic District |
(#06001221) |
Elm and Main Sts. 44°12′35″N 69°03′57″W / 44.209722°N 69.065833°W |
Camden | ||
13 | Camden Opera House Block |
(#86003539) |
Off U.S. Route 1 44°12′32″N 69°04′01″W / 44.208889°N 69.066944°W |
Camden | ||
14 | Camden Amphitheater and Public Library |
(#13000285) |
55 Main St. 44°12′41″N 69°03′51″W / 44.2115°N 69.0642°W |
Camden | ||
15 | Camden Yacht Club |
(#80000378) |
Bay View St. 44°12′26″N 69°03′43″W / 44.207222°N 69.061944°W |
Camden | ||
16 | Chestnut Street Historic District |
(#91000325) |
Chestnut St. from Elm to Beacon Ave., including parts of Penobscot, Pleasant and Wood Sts., and Dillingham Pt. 44°12′13″N 69°03′43″W / 44.203611°N 69.061944°W |
Camden | ||
17 | The Common |
(#07001151) |
Between Common and Burkett Rds. 44°12′41″N 69°16′30″W / 44.211389°N 69.275°W |
Union | ||
18 | Conway House |
(#69000010) |
Conway Rd. 44°12′01″N 69°04′52″W / 44.200278°N 69.081111°W |
Camden | ||
19 | Crocker Site |
(#82000765) |
Address Restricted |
North Haven | ||
20 | Curtis Island Light |
(#73000263) |
3.8 miles from Camden Harbor in Penobscot Bay 44°12′07″N 69°03′03″W / 44.201944°N 69.050833°W |
Camden | ||
21 | Farnsworth Homestead |
(#73000241) |
21 Elm St. 44°06′11″N 69°06′39″W / 44.103056°N 69.110833°W |
Rockland | ||
22 | Finnish Congregational Church and Parsonage |
(#94000639) |
Eastern side of State Route 131, 0.9 miles south of its junction with U.S. Route 1 44°04′18″N 69°09′43″W / 44.071667°N 69.161944°W |
South Thomaston | ||
23 | Gaunt Neck Site Complex |
(#05001467) |
Address Restricted 43°58′59″N 69°18′20″W / 43.983056°N 69.305556°W |
Cushing | ||
24 | Georges River Canal |
(#70000048) |
Upper Falls of the Georges River in Warren to the Union town line, extending to Quantabacook Pond in Searsmont 44°15′N 69°15′W / 44.25°N 69.25°W |
Appleton, Union, and Warren | ||
25 | Goose Rocks Light Station |
(#87002267) |
East Entrance to the Fox Islands Thorofare 44°08′07″N 68°49′52″W / 44.135278°N 68.831111°W |
North Haven | ||
26 | Grace Bailey (two-masted schooner) |
(#90001466) |
Camden Harbor 44°12′36″N 69°03′50″W / 44.21°N 69.063889°W |
Camden | National Historic Landmark | |
27 | Gooden Grant House |
(#13000926) |
1 Head Harbor 44°01′27″N 68°37′07″W / 44.024248°N 68.618636°W |
Isle au Haut | ||
28 | Gushee Family House |
(#98001235) |
2868 Sennebec Rd. 44°17′13″N 69°14′54″W / 44.286944°N 69.248333°W |
Appleton | ||
29 | Heron Neck Light Station |
(#87002266) |
Heron Neck on Greens Island 44°01′31″N 68°51′45″W / 44.025278°N 68.8625°W |
Vinalhaven | ||
30 | High Street Historic District |
(#88001843) |
Roughly High St. between Main St. and Sherman Point Rd.; also the junction of Main St. and Atlantic Ave. 44°12′58″N 69°03′40″W / 44.216111°N 69.061111°W |
Camden | Main and Atlantic intersection represents a boundary increase September 24, 1999 | |
31 | Indian Island Light Station |
(#87002539) |
Indian Island in Rockport Harbor 44°09′55″N 69°03′42″W / 44.165278°N 69.061667°W |
Rockport | ||
32 | Isaac H. Evans (schooner) |
(#91002061) |
Rockland Harbor 44°06′32″N 69°06′32″W / 44.108889°N 69.108889°W |
Rockland | National Historic Landmark | |
33 | Isle Au Haut Light Station |
(#87002265) |
Robinson Point 44°03′53″N 68°39′07″W / 44.064722°N 68.651944°W |
Isle Au Haut | ||
34 | J. & E. Riggin (schooner) |
(#91002062) |
Rockland Harbor 44°06′26″N 69°06′23″W / 44.107222°N 69.106389°W |
Rockland | National Historic Landmark | |
35 | Thomas King Inscription |
(#79000152) |
Address Restricted |
Cushing | ||
36 | Knox County Courthouse |
(#77000075) |
62 Union St. 44°06′14″N 69°06′43″W / 44.103889°N 69.111944°W |
Rockland | ||
37 | Land's End Historic District |
(#11000633) |
Marshall Point & Cottage Rds., Lentine & Land's End Lns. 43°55′16″N 69°15′19″W / 43.921111°N 69.255278°W |
Saint George | ||
38 | Lermond Mill |
(#84000499) |
Payson Rd. 44°12′51″N 69°13′28″W / 44.214159°N 69.224443°W |
Union | ||
39 | Lewis R. French (schooner) |
(#82005263) |
Camden Harbor 44°12′37″N 69°03′46″W / 44.2104°N 69.0627°W |
Camden | National Historic Landmark | |
40 | Main Street Historic District |
(#78000182) |
Main St. from Limerock to Winter Sts.; also 428-497 Main St. 44°06′14″N 69°06′34″W / 44.103889°N 69.109444°W |
Rockland | Second set of addresses represents a boundary increase, listed January 4, 2012 | |
41 | Marshall Point Light Station |
(#87002262) |
Marshall Point in Port Clyde Harbor 43°55′02″N 69°15′42″W / 43.917222°N 69.261667°W |
Port Clyde | ||
42 | Matinicus Rock Light Station |
(#88000149) |
Matinicus Rock 43°47′06″N 68°51′16″W / 43.785°N 68.854444°W |
Matinicus Isle | ||
43 | Joseph and Hannah Maxcy Homestead |
(#04000743) |
630 S. Union Rd. 44°11′47″N 69°15′50″W / 44.196389°N 69.263889°W |
Union | ||
44 | Megunticook Golf Club |
(#93000636) |
212 Calderwood Ln. 44°11′03″N 69°03′49″W / 44.184167°N 69.063611°W |
Rockport | Misspelled "Mequnticook" in the National Register listing. | |
45 | Mercantile (schooner) |
(#82005265) |
Camden Harbor 44°12′38″N 69°03′46″W / 44.210556°N 69.062778°W |
Camden | Designated a National Historic Landmark on December 4, 1991 | |
46 | Mosquito Island House |
(#83000462) |
South of St. George on Mosquito Island 43°55′21″N 69°13′22″W / 43.9225°N 69.222778°W |
St. George | ||
47 | Mullen's Cove |
(#84001382) |
Address Restricted |
North Haven | ||
48 | Murch Family House |
(#93000205) |
Southeastern side of Calderwood Neck, 2 miles northeast of North Haven Rd. 44°06′00″N 68°49′05″W / 44.1°N 68.818056°W |
Vinalhaven | ||
49 | Norumbega |
(#74000174) |
High St. 44°13′04″N 69°03′26″W / 44.217778°N 69.057222°W |
Camden | ||
50 | Norumbega Carriage House |
(#82000766) |
High St. 44°13′00″N 69°03′25″W / 44.216667°N 69.056944°W |
Camden | ||
51 | Olson House |
(#93001114) |
Eastern side of Hathorn Point Rd. 43°58′54″N 69°16′09″W / 43.981667°N 69.269167°W |
South Cushing vicinity | Andrew Wyeth spent 30 summers at the house and is buried on the grounds. National Historic Landmark designation June 23, 2011. | |
52 | Owls Head Light Station |
(#78000183) |
Northeast of Owls Head on W. Penobscot Bay 44°05′30″N 69°02′41″W / 44.091667°N 69.044722°W |
Owls Head | ||
53 | Pleasant River Grange No. 492 |
(#99001190) |
Round Island Rd., 0.15 miles east of its junction with N. Haven Rd. 44°04′33″N 68°50′20″W / 44.075833°N 68.838889°W |
Vinalhaven | ||
54 | Rankin Block |
(#78000184) |
600-610 Main St. 44°06′32″N 69°06′38″W / 44.108889°N 69.110556°W |
Rockland | ||
55 | Rockland Breakwater |
(#03000203) |
South of Jameson Point 44°06′14″N 69°04′41″W / 44.103889°N 69.078056°W |
Rockland | ||
56 | Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse |
(#81000067) |
Rockland Harbor 44°06′14″N 69°04′40″W / 44.103889°N 69.077778°W |
Rockland | ||
57 | Rockland Public Library |
(#79000153) |
Union St. 44°06′19″N 69°06′45″W / 44.105278°N 69.1125°W |
Rockland | ||
58 | Rockland Railroad Station |
(#78000327) |
Union St. 44°06′03″N 69°06′41″W / 44.100833°N 69.111389°W |
Rockland | ||
59 | Rockland Residential Historic District |
(#86003513) |
Roughly bounded by Granite, Union, Masonic, Broad, Limerock, and Broadway Sts. 44°06′18″N 69°06′53″W / 44.105°N 69.114722°W |
Rockland | ||
60 | Rockland Turntable and Engine House |
(#90001953) |
Park St. west of the Rockland railroad station 44°06′04″N 69°07′23″W / 44.101111°N 69.123056°W |
Rockland | ||
61 | Rockport Historic District |
(#76000099) |
Irregular pattern along Pascal Ave. from Russell, Union, and Winter Sts. on the north to School St. on the south 44°11′08″N 69°04′28″W / 44.185556°N 69.074444°W |
Rockport | ||
62 | Rockport Historic Kiln Area |
(#70000090) |
On the western side of the mouth of the Goose River at its confluence with Rockport Harbor 44°11′11″N 69°04′27″W / 44.186389°N 69.074167°W |
Rockport | ||
63 | Saddleback Ledge Light Station |
(#88000158) |
Saddleback Ledge at Isle Au Haut Bay 44°00′51″N 68°43′36″W / 44.014167°N 68.726667°W |
Vinalhaven | ||
64 | Sail Loft |
(#77000076) |
Off State Route 131 43°57′55″N 69°12′36″W / 43.965278°N 69.21°W |
Tenants Harbor | ||
65 | Security Trust Building |
(#78000185) |
Elm and Main Sts. 44°06′13″N 69°06′35″W / 44.103611°N 69.109722°W |
Rockland | ||
66 | Spite House |
(#74000175) |
Deadman's Point 44°10′31″N 69°03′18″W / 44.175278°N 69.055°W |
Rockport | ||
67 | Star of Hope Lodge |
(#82000767) |
Maine St. 44°02′52″N 68°49′59″W / 44.047778°N 68.833056°W |
Vinalhaven | ||
68 | Stephen Taber (schooner) |
(#84001386) |
Rockland Harbor 44°06′20″N 69°06′27″W / 44.1056°N 69.1075°W |
Rockland | National Historic Landmark | |
69 | Strand Theatre |
(#04001284) |
345 Main St. 44°06′10″N 69°06′33″W / 44.102778°N 69.109167°W |
Rockland | ||
70 | Surprise (schooner) |
(#91000771) |
Camden Harbor 44°12′38″N 69°03′48″W / 44.210556°N 69.063333°W |
Camden | ||
71 | Tenants Harbor Light Station |
(#87002026) |
Southern Island 43°57′43″N 69°11′18″W / 43.961944°N 69.188333°W |
Tenants Harbor | ||
72 | Thomaston Historic District |
(#74000176) |
Runs through Blue Star Memorial Highway between Wadsworth St. and State Route 131 44°04′38″N 69°10′54″W / 44.077222°N 69.181667°W |
Thomaston | ||
73 | George Thorndike House |
(#83000463) |
State Route 73 44°03′21″N 69°07′23″W / 44.055857°N 69.123017°W |
South Thomaston | ||
74 | Tillson Farm Barn |
(#90001902) |
Warrenton Rd. southeast of its junction with Commercial St. 44°07′49″N 69°05′23″W / 44.130278°N 69.089722°W |
Glen Cove | ||
75 | Gen. Davis Tillson House |
(#83000464) |
157 Talbot Ave. 44°06′34″N 69°07′19″W / 44.109444°N 69.121944°W |
Rockland | ||
76 | Turner Farm II |
(#82000768) |
Address Restricted |
North Haven | ||
77 | Turner Farm Site |
(#76000100) |
Address Restricted |
North Haven | ||
78 | Union Church of Vinalhaven |
(#84001388) |
E. Main St. 44°02′54″N 68°49′52″W / 44.048333°N 68.831111°W |
Vinalhaven | ||
79 | Union Meeting House (Appleton) |
(#14000836) |
2875 Sennebec Rd. 44°17′15″N 69°14′51″W / 44.2875°N 69.2475°W |
Appleton | ||
80 | Union Town House (Former) |
(#01001419) |
128 Town House Rd. 44°12′47″N 69°16′30″W / 44.213056°N 69.275°W |
Union | ||
81 | US Post Office-Camden Main |
(#86002960) |
Chestnut St. 44°12′31″N 69°03′53″W / 44.208611°N 69.064722°W |
Camden | ||
82 | Victory Chimes (Schooner) |
(#93000637) |
North End Shipyard, Rockland Harbor 44°06′41″N 69°06′14″W / 44.111389°N 69.103889°W |
Rockland | National Historic Landmark | |
83 | The Vinalhaven Galamander |
(#70000049) |
Bandstand Park 44°02′53″N 68°49′53″W / 44.047919°N 68.831251°W |
Vinalhaven | ||
84 | Vinalhaven Public Library |
(#88003014) |
Carver St. 44°02′55″N 68°49′55″W / 44.048611°N 68.831944°W |
Vinalhaven | ||
85 | Moses Webster House |
(#98000309) |
Atlantic Ave., 0.05 miles east of the junction of Main St. and Atlantic Ave. 44°02′51″N 68°49′53″W / 44.0475°N 68.831389°W |
Vinalhaven | ||
86 | Wharf House |
(#91001508) |
Southeast of the junction of Main and Smith Sts. 44°07′37″N 68°52′16″W / 44.126944°N 68.871111°W |
North Haven | ||
87 | Whitehead Lifesaving Station |
(#88001839) |
Southern side of Whitehead Island 43°58′43″N 69°07′57″W / 43.978611°N 69.1325°W |
Sprucehead | ||
88 | Whitehead Light Station |
(#88000154) |
Eastern side of Whitehead Island 43°58′47″N 69°07′30″W / 43.979722°N 69.125°W |
Tenants Harbor | ||
89 | Whitney Farm |
(#15000087) |
215 Whitney Rd. 44°19′44″N 69°13′50″W / 44.329°N 69.2305°W |
Appleton | Extends into Searsmont in Waldo County | |
90 | Timothy and Jane Williams House |
(#05001441) |
34 Old County Rd. 44°06′09″N 69°08′34″W / 44.1025°N 69.142778°W |
Rockland |
Former listing
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Date removed | Location | City or town | Summary | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Knott Crockett House |
(#93001112) |
|
750 Main St. 44°06′43″N 69°06′26″W / 44.111944°N 69.107222°W |
Rockland |
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