Maine - Somerset County
Somerset County Maine (Page 2) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Temples Historic District, Somerset Academy, Somerset County Courthouse, South Solon Meetinghouse and Spaulding House.

Several famous people are associated with these Somerset County historic places including Rear Admiral Henry Knox Thatcher and Samuel Weston.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Somerset County places including Ebenezer Witherhill, Joseph Campbell, Wallentine Kieler, Charles F. Douglas, Otis Spaulding, John Doe, Joseph Bigelow, Ephraim Spaulding and John Stevens. Prominent architectural styles found in Somerset Country are Greek Revival, Federal and Italianate.

Somerset Academy (added 1984 - - #84001499)
Also known as Athens Academy
Academy St. , Athens
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bigelow,Joseph
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
More Information:
Somerset County Courthouse (added 1984 - - #84000332)
Court St. , Skowhegan
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
South Solon Meetinghouse (added 1980 - - #80000255)
5 mi. SE of Solon , Solon
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Doe,John
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Education, Religion
More Information:
Spaulding House (added 1978 - - #78000201)
Main St. , Norridgewock
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Spaulding,Otis
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Steward--Emery House (added 1992 - - #92001705)
Main St., .25 mi. N of jct. with ME 16 , North Anson
Magicpiano, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kieler,Wallentine
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Temples Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000474)
Madison Ave. , North Anson
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
More Information:
Thatcher, Henry Knox, House (added 2002 - - #02001273)
Old ME 3 and Elm St. , Mercer
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Historic Significance:
Person
Historic Person:
Thatcher, Rear Admiral Henry Knox
Significant Year:
1832, 1826, 1860
Area of Significance:
Military
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
More Information:
Weston Homestead (added 1977 - - #77000086)
N of Madison on Weston Ave. , Madison
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Spaulding,Ephraim
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Weston, Samuel, Homestead (added 1980 - - #80000256)
S of Skowhegan on U.S. 201 , Skowhegan
Magicpiano, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal, Georgian
Historic Person:
Weston,Samuel
Significant Year:
1800, 1798
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:

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