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

Somerset County Maine (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Hinckley Good Will Home Historic District, Norridgewock Archeological District, Norridgewock Archeological District, Caratunk Falls Archeological District and Temples Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Middle Archaic, Late Archaic, American and Military dating back to 4999 BC.

The famous person George W. Hinckley is associated with one of more of the Somerset County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Somerset County places including William R. Miller and Ebenezer Witherhill. Prominent architectural styles found in Somerset Country are Late Victorian, Colonial Revival and Greek Revival.

Caratunk Falls Archeological District (added 1986 - - #86001200)

Address Restricted , Solon

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Middle Archaic, Late Archaic, American,Military

Period of Significance:

3000-4999 BC, 1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Village Site

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Energy Facility, Natural Feature

Hinckley Good Will Home Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000232)

Also known as Hinckley Home-School-Farm;See Also:Quincy Building (L. C. Ba

US 201 , Hinckley

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Miller,William R.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Historic Person:

Hinckley,George W.

Significant Year:

1899

Area of Significance:

Education, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

Educational Related Housing, School

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

Educational Related Housing, School

Norridgewock Archeological District (added 1993 - - #93000606)

Also known as Old Point or Norridgewock Mission Site (ME 069-2);Tracy Farm

Address Restricted , Madison

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Eastern Abenaki, French

Period of Significance:

1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Fortification, Graves/Burials, Trade (Archeology), Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Norridgewock Archeological District (added 1993 - - #93000606)

Also known as Old Point or Norridgewock Mission Site (ME 069-2);Tracy Farm

Address Restricted , Starks

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Eastern Abenaki, French

Period of Significance:

1700-1749, 1650-1699, 1600-1649

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Fortification, Graves/Burials, Trade (Archeology), Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Pittston Farm (added 2000 - - #00000762)

West End of Seboomook Lake, at Confluence with the S. Branch of Penobscot R. , Pittston Academy Grant

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Industry, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Multiple Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Camp, Secondary Structure

Skowhegan Historic District (added 1982 - - #82000781)

Madison Ave., Water and Russell Sts. , Showhegan

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture, Social

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Clubhouse, Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Temples Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000474)

Madison Ave. , North Anson

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Witherhill,Ebenezer

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling