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

Lincoln County Maine (Historic Districts) has 13 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Brick House Historic District, Fort Edgecomb (Boundary Increase), Pemaquid Restoration and Museum, Chimney Farm and Damariscotta Shell Midden Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Ceramic Period, Moorehead Phase and English dating back to 4999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Lincoln County historic places including Frances Perkins, Elizabeth Coatsworth Beston, Henry Beston and Edwin Arlington Robinson.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lincoln County places including Col. Moses Porter, US Army Corps of Engineers and Nathaniel Chapman. Prominent architectural styles found in Lincoln Country are Greek Revival, Federal and Italianate.

Brick House Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000013)

Also known as Perkins Family Place; Pine Grove Farm

Address Restricted , Newcastle

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Perkins, Frances

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Industry, Architecture, Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Extractive Facility, Fortification, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Single Dwelling

Chimney Farm (added 2007 - - #07000012)

617 East Neck Rd. , Nobleboro

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Beston, Henry, Beston, Elizabeth Coatsworth

Area of Significance:

Literature

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Damariscotta Shell Midden Historic District (added 1998 - - #98001238)

Address Restricted , Damariscotta

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Ceramic Period

Period of Significance:

499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Fishing Facility Or Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Conservation Area, Forest, Unoccupied Land

Fort Edgecomb (Boundary Increase) (added 1991 - - #91001814)

Also known as Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site

Address Restricted , Edgecomb

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Military, Engineering

Cultural Affiliation:

American Military

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

State, Private

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Fortification

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Head Tide Historic District (added 1974 - - #74000320)

Both sides of Sheepscot River , Alna

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Historic Significance:

Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Federal, Other

Historic Person:

Robinson,Edwin Arlington

Significant Year:

1908, 1787

Area of Significance:

Literature, Architecture, Commerce, Industry, Religion

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Hendricks Head Light Station (added 1987 - - #87002024)

Hendricks Head, Southport Island , West Southport

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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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Water-Related

Main Street Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000154)

Also known as PH0024970

Main St. , Damariscotta

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1975-2000, 1925-1949, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Financial Institution, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Main Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2001 - - #00001636)

170-270 Main St., 4-5 Bristol Rd. , Damariscotta

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Fire Station, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Library, Museum, Professional, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Pemaquid Restoration and Museum (added 1969 - - #69000022)

Also known as Pemaquid Archeological Site;ME 058-1

Address Restricted , Pemaquid Beach

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Military, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Eastern Abenaki, English

Period of Significance:

1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Government, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Customhouse, Fortification, Meeting Hall, Restaurant, Village Site

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Outdoor Recreation, Park, Research Facility, Restaurant

Ram Island Light Station (added 1988 - - #87002280)

Ram Island, Boothbay Harbor , Boothbay 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

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

Sheepscot Historic District (added 1978 - - #78000424)

Address Restricted , New Castle

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event, Information Potential

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Federal, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Prehistoric, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

Moorehead Phase, English

Period of Significance:

3000-4999 BC, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Tenants Harbor Light Station (added 1987 - - #87002026)

Southern 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:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Camp

Wiscasset Historic District (added 1973 - - #73000242)

Also known as Wiscasset Point;NR Control Nos. PH0004448;PH0004413;PH000527

Roughly Parker, Dresden, Bradford, Main, and Federal Sts. , Wiscasset

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

multiple

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Federal, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Customhouse, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Museum, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store