Maine - Lincoln County - Historic Districts
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
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Kralizec!, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Sgconlaw, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Berean Hunter, 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:
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
File Upload Bot (Magnus Manske), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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