Maine - Knox County - Historic Districts
Knox County Maine (Historic Districts) has 25 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 9 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Rockport Historic Kiln Area, Heron Neck Light Station, Indian Island Light Station, Isle Au Haut Light Station and Marshall Point Light Station dating back to 999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Knox County historic places including Hans O. Heistad and Henry Knox.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Knox County places including US Army Corps of Engineers, Warren et al. Manning, Alexander Parris, Francis W. Chandler, Victor Mendelheff, Albert Taylor, Olmsted Brothers, US Lighthouse Board, Hans O. Heistad and Bryant & Rogers. Prominent architectural styles found in Knox Country are Italianate, Greek Revival and Queen Anne.

Beechnut Hut Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000617)
316 Beech Hill Rd. , Rockport
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Heistad, Hans O.
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Heistad, Hans O.
Significant Year:
1913
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Camden Great Fire Historic District (added 2007 - - #06001221)
Elm and Main Sts. , Camden
Icaro12, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Second Empire, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Social History, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Department Store, Organizational, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Financial Institution, Music Facility, Specialty Store
Chestnut Street Historic District (added 1991 - - #91000325)
Also known as See Also:US Post Office--Camden Main
Chestnut St. from Elm to Beacon Ave. including parts of Penobscot, Pleasant and Wood Sts., and Dillingham Pt. , Camden
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ritterbush,S. G., Brown, Cyrus P.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Education, Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Post Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation, Post Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Common, The (added 2007 - - #07001151)
Also known as Town Common, Union Common
Between Common & Burkett Rds. , Union
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Social History, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker, Plaza, Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker, Plaza, Street Furniture/Object
Duck Harbor Prehistoric District (added 1977 - - #77001653)
Address Restricted , Isle au Haut
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Gaunt Neck Site Complex (added 2005 - - #05001467)
Also known as Maine Archaeological Survey sites 17.168 and 17.169
Address Restricted , Cushing
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Processing Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Heron Neck Light Station (added 1988 - - #87002266)
Heron Neck, Greens Island , Vinalhaven
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
US Army Corps of Engineers
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
High Street Historic District (added 1989 - - #88001843)
Also known as See Also:Norumbega;Norumbega Carriage House
Roughly High St. between Main St. and Sherman Point Rd. , Camden
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Hooper,Parker Morse
Architectural Style:
Federal, Shingle Style, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Education, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Garden, Hotel, Library, Single Dwelling, Theater
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Garden, Hotel, Library, Single Dwelling, Theater
High Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1999 - - #99001186)
Jct. of Main St. and Atlantic Ave. , Camden
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Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Indian Island Light Station (added 1988 - - #87002539)
Indian Island, Rockport Harbor , Rockport
Jameslwoodward, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
US Army Corps of Engineers
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Camp
Isle Au Haut Light Station (added 1988 - - #87002265)
Robinson Point , Isle Au Haut
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
US Army Corps of Engineers
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Water-Related
Land's End Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000633)
Address Restricted, Saint George
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Shingle Style
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Main Street Historic District (added 1978 - - #78000182)
Main St. from Limerock to Winter Sts. , Rockland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Business, Hotel, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Specialty Store
Manana Island Fog Signal Station (added 2002 - - #02001412)
Monhegan Island , Monhegan Island
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
US Lighthouse Board
Area of Significance:
Maritime History, Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
Marshall Point Light Station (added 1988 - - #87002262)
Marshall Point, Port Clyde Harbor , Port Clyde
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
US Army Corps of Engineers
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
Matinicus Rock Light Station (added 1988 - - #88000149)
Matinicus Rock , Matinicus Island
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Parris,Alexander, US Army Corps of Engineers
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
Mequnticook Golf Club (added 1993 - - #93000636)
212 Calderwood Ln. , Rockport
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Taylor, Albert, Manning, Warren et al.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Sport Facility
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Sport Facility
Rockland Residential Historic District (added 1987 - - #86003513)
Also known as See Also:Rockland Public Library;Knox County Courthouse
Roughly bounded by Granite, Union, Masonic, Broad, Limerock, and Broadway Sts. , Rockland
Magicpiano, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Bryant & Rogers
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Greek Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Rockland Turntable and Engine House (added 1993 - - #90001953)
Park St. W of Rockland RR Station , Rockland
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Rockport Historic District (added 1976 - - #76000099)
Irregular pattern along Pascal Ave. from Russell, Union, and Winter Sts. on N to School St. on S. , Rockport
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Rockport Historic Kiln Area (added 1970 - - #70000090)
Also known as Rockland-Rockport Lime Company, & Merriam & Shepherd Lime Co
On W side of mouth of Goose River at confluence with Rockport Harbor , Rockport
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Outdoor Recreation, Park
Thomaston Historic District (added 1974 - - #74000176)
Runs through Blue Star Memorial Hwy. between Wadsworth St. and ME 131 , Thomaston
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Other, Italianate
Historic Person:
Knox,Henry
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Extractive Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Whitehead Lifesaving Station (added 1988 - - #88001839)
S side Whitehead Island , Sprucehead
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mendelheff,Victor, Chandler,Francis W.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Maritime History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Camp
Whitehead Light Station (added 1988 - - #88000154)
E side of Whitehead Island , Tenants Harbor
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
US Army Corps of Engineers
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Water-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Water-Related
Whitney Farm (added 2015 - - #15000087)
Appleton, Appleton
Whitney Farm, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Early Republic
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1974 AD
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