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Skowhegan (/ s k aʊ ˈ h iː ɡ ən /) is the county seat of Somerset County, Maine, United States. [2] As of the 2020 census, the town population was 8,620. [3] Every August, Skowhegan hosts the annual Skowhegan State Fair, the oldest continuously held state fair in the United States.
The Gov. Abner Coburn House is a historic house on Main Street in Skowhegan, Maine. Built in 1849 by a local master builder, it is one of the town's finest examples of Greek Revival architecture. It was built for Skowhegan native Abner Coburn, one of its wealthiest citizens, who served one term as Governor of Maine.
The Skowhegan Historic District encompasses the historic late 19th-century central business district of Skowhegan, Maine.The district is located on Madison Avenue and Water Streets on the north bank of the Kennebec River, and includes 37 historic buildings built between 1850 and 1910, including Skowhegan Town Hall, designed by John Calvin Stevens and built in 1909.
The Former First Baptist Church is a historic church building at 37 Main Street in Skowhegan, Maine. Built in 1842-44, this Greek Revival brick building is one of the few works attributable to a local master builder, Joseph Bigelow. It was used as a church until 1919, after which it was used as a community center, and then a VFW hall until 2009.
Skowhegan: 12: Concord Haven: Concord Haven: October 2, 1992 : Eastern side of State Route 16, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) north of its junction with Berry Rd. Embden: 13: Connor-Bovie House: Connor-Bovie House: January 18, 1974 : 22 Summit Street
The Skowhegan History House is a historic house and museum at 66 Elm Street in Skowhegan, Maine. Built in 1839, this two-story brick house is one of the few of that period to survive Skowhegan's industrialization later in the 19th century. The house has served as a local history museum since 1937.
The Bigelow-Page House is a historic house at 20 High Street in Skowhegan, Maine, United States.Built in 1846–47 and substantially altered in the early 20th century, this expansive two-story wood-frame structure is a bold statement of Greek Revival architecture, and is an early work by a notable local master builder of the period, Joseph Bigelow.
The Somerset County Courthouse is a historic county government building on Court Street in downtown Skowhegan, Maine, the county seat of Somerset County.The brick building was designed by local architect Charles F. Douglas and built in 1873, with an addition by John Calvin Stevens in 1904, and a second addition added in 1938.