Maine - Penobscot County - Historic Districts
Penobscot County Maine (Historic Districts) has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bangor Theological Seminary Historic District, Great Fire of 1911 Historic District, Katahdin Lake Wilderness Camps, Mount Hope Cemetery District and University of Maine Historic District Boundary Increase.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Penobscot County places including Charles G. Bryant, Wilfred E. Mansur, C. Parker Crowell, Oliver Cobb, Victor Hodgins, Charles Parker Crowell, Frank E. Newman, Wallace Clyde Johnson, Benjamin S. Deane and Stevens & Stevens. Prominent architectural styles found in Penobscot Country are Greek Revival, Late Victorian and Colonial Revival.

Bangor Theological Seminary Historic District (added 1977 - - #77000080)
Union St. , Bangor
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Federal, Other, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing, Religious Structure, Sport Facility
Current Function:
Education, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing, Religious Structure, Sport Facility
Bodwell Water Power Company Plant (added 1988 - - #88001842)
Also known as Bodwell Power Plant;Bangor Hydro-electric Milford Plant;Milf
E side of Penobscot River at Bridge St. , Milford
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Johnson,Wallace Clyde
Architectural Style:
Romanesque
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Energy Facility
Bradford Farm Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000294)
100 Main St. , Patten
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Horticulture Facility, Hotel, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Broadway Historic District (added 1973 - - #73000244)
Bounded by Garland, Essex, State, Park and Center Sts. , Bangor
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Other, Second Empire
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Corinth Village (added 1973 - - #73000135)
Also known as Skinner Settlement;West Corinth
3.5 mi. W of East Corinth , East Corinth
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Department Store, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Department Store, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Great Fire of 1911 Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001479)
Harlow, Center, Park, State, York, and Central Sts. , Bangor
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Park
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Business, Park
Katahdin Lake Wilderness Camps (added 2004 - - #04000693)
Also known as Cobbs Camp
South Shore of Katahdin Lake , T3R8 WELS
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Camp
Mount Hope Cemetery District (added 1974 - - #74000187)
U.S. 2 , Bangor
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mansur,Wilfred E., Bryant,Charles G.
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Park
Current Function:
Funerary, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Park
Orono Main Street Historic District (added 1977 - - #77000082)
Main St. from Maplewood Ave. to Pine St. , Orono
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Crowell,Charles Parker, Hodgins,Victor
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
University of Maine Historic District Boundary Increase (added 2010 - - #10000228)
Also known as University of Maine at Orono District
Roughly bounded by the Mall, College Ave, lower Munson and Long Rds , Orono
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Crowell, C. Parker, et al.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Education, Agriculture, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
University of Maine at Orono Historic District (added 1978 - - #78000194)
Munson, Sebec, and Schoodic Rds. , Orono
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing, Research Facility
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College, Educational Related Housing
West Market Square Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000161)
W. Market Sq. , Bangor
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Deane,Benjamin S., Newman,Frank E.
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Professional, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Whitney Park Historic District (added 1988 - - #88001844)
Roughly bounded by 8th, Union, Pond and Hayford Sts. , Bangor
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Zions Hill (added 1989 - - #89001705)
Also known as Ralph Owen Brewster House
37 Zions Hill , Dexter
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stevens & Stevens
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
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