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The state of Maine's central administrative complex is located on the west side of Augusta, the capital city, south of its downtown area. State Street (United States Route 201) runs south from the downtown area, providing the main access to the area.
Augusta [a] is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maine.The city's population was 18,899 at the 2020 United States census, [5] making it the 12th-most populous city in Maine, and third-least populous state capital in the United States after Montpelier, Vermont, and Pierre, South Dakota.
The Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute (AMHI), was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine.It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States.
Winthrop St., 0.5 miles west of its junction with Water St. 44°17′30″N 69°47′51″W / 44.291667°N 69.7975°W / 44.291667; -69.7975 ( Maine Industrial School for Girls Historic
The Ellis House stands west of Augusta's Water Street downtown, [3] on the west side of State Street (Maine State Route 27), opposite its junction with Church Street. State Street is a major north–south route through the city. The house is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof, clapboard siding, and granite foundation.
According to the 2020 United States census, Maine is the 9th least populous state, with 1,372,247 inhabitants, and the 12th smallest by land area, spanning 30,842.92 square miles (79,882.8 km 2). [1] Maine is divided into 16 counties and contains 482 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, and plantations. [2]
The executive mansion was officially declared the residence of the governor in 1919 with the name "Blaine House". It is located at Capitol and State streets in Augusta, across the street from the Maine State House. The Blaine House was donated to the State of Maine for use as a governor's residence by Harriet Blaine Beale in 1919.
The Crosby Street Historic District encompasses a collection of well-preserved high-quality early 19th-century houses on Crosby Street and Crosby Lane in Augusta, Maine. Located on a rise overlooking the city's downtown, these houses were built by leading businessmen of the period, and are either Federal or Greek Revival in their style.