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The Lower Lisbon Street Historic District encompasses part of the earliest commercial center of Lewiston, Maine.Located on the west side of Lisbon Street, the city's main commercial area, between Cedar and Chestnut Streets are a collection of commercial buildings representing a cross section of architectural styles, built between 1850 and 1950.
The Calais Residential Historic District encompasses the town's best collection of well-preserved 19th-century residences in Calais, Maine. Located on Calais Avenue and Main Street, the district includes twenty properties developed between the early 19th century and 1900. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]
This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in Maine. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [ 1 ]
Maine Street was originally called the "Twelve-Rod Road". A Rod is an Imperial unit equal to 16.5 feet (5.0 m) making the width of Maine Street equal to 198 feet (60 m). [4] On June 3, 1717, by order of the Pejepscot Proprietors, construction started on the road spanning from Fort George to Maquoit Bay. From the Bowdoin College north to Maquoit ...
The High Street Historic District encompasses a well-preserved 19th-century residential area of Camden, Maine.Extending along High Street (United States Route 1), the district has maintained its character since the 1920s, despite encroaching commercialization of nearby areas, and retains a cross-section of architecture of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Location: ME 15, ME 172, ME 176, and ME 177, Blue Hill, Maine: ... Blue Hill's Colonial Revival town hall was designed by Maine architect George A. Clough and built ...
The Great Falls Historic District encompasses the remains of an early 19th-century mill hamlet in Windham, Maine.On the east bank of the Presumpscot River north of Windham Center Road are a cluster of three houses from the period, as well as the archaeological remains (most visibly building foundations) of a few mills that lined the river at the falls just north of the road.
The village of Paris Hill occupies the top of Paris Hill, which at 831 feet (253 m) above sea level provides commanding views of the White Mountains to the west. The main road through the district is Paris Hill Road, and its central point is the former county common, which is roughly circumscribed by Hannibal Hamlin Drive.