National Register of Historic Places - Maine (ME), Androscoggin County

Androscoggin County Maine (Historic Districts) has 12 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Shaker Village and Norlands, The, Free Baptist Church, Lower Lisbon Street Historic District and Main Street Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Androscoggin County historic places including Col. John M. Frye and Sen. William P. Frye.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Androscoggin County places including George M. Coombs, Alexander Nelson and Eugene J. Gibbs. Prominent architectural styles found in Androscoggin Country are Greek Revival, Late Victorian and Modern Movement.

Auburn Commercial Historic District (added 2014 - - #14001087)

Auburn, Auburn

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Bates Mill Historic District (added 2010 - - #10001036)

Roughly bounded by Canal St, Chestnut St, Lincoln St and Main St, Lewiston

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Modern Movement

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Free Baptist Church (added 1989 - - #89000843)

Also known as Penley Corner Church

Riverside Dr. , Auburn

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Lewiston Commercial Historic District (added 2018 - - #100003009)

1-393 Lisbon, 157-249 Main, 35 Ash and 103 Park Streets, Lewiston

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Early-Mid 19th Century, Late 19th Century, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Communications

Period of Significance:

1850-1968 AD

Lewiston Mills and Water Power System Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000415)

Lewiston, Lewiston

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Modern Movement, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Industry, Engineering, Other

Period of Significance:

1850-1974 AD

Lower Lisbon Street Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001128)

Lisbon St. between Cedar and Chestnut , Lewiston

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Main Street Historic District (added 1989 - - #89000255)

Also known as See Also:Foss, Horatio, House;Garcelon, A. A., House;Little,

Roughly bounded by Drummond, Main, Elm, and High Sts. , Auburn

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Italianate

Historic Person:

Multiple

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Single Dwelling

Main Street-Frye Street Historic District (added 2009 - - #08001355)

Frye St. and portions of Main St. and College St. , Lewiston

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gibbs, Eugene J., Coombs, George M.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Frye, Sen. William P., Frye, Col. John M.

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Domestic, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Domestic, Education, Health Care

Current Sub-function:

Business, Educational Related Housing, Medical Business/Office, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Nelson Family Farm (added 1992 - - #92001707)

End of Shackley Hill Rd., .8 mi. N of jct. with ME 108 , Livermore

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Nelson,Alexander

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

Norlands, The (added 1969 - - #69000004)

Also known as Israel Washburn Homestead

Norlands Rd. , Livermore

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Gothic

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Library, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Single Dwelling

Poland Spring Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000595)

543 Maine St., Poland

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Mid 19th Century Revival

Area of Significance:

Health/Medicine, Entertainment/Recreation, Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Shaker Village (added 1974 - - #74000318)

Also known as Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village;Church Family;United Society

ME 26 , Sabbathday Lake and vicinity

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Library, Museum