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

Knox County Maine (Historic Districts) has 26 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 9 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Rockport Historic Kiln Area, Heron Neck Light Station, Indian Island Light Station, Isle Au Haut Light Station and Marshall Point Light Station dating back to 999 BC.

Several famous people are associated with these Knox County historic places including Hans O. Heistad and Henry Knox.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Knox County places including US Army Corps of Engineers, Albert Taylor, Victor Mendelheff, Warren et al. Manning, Alexander Parris, Francis W. Chandler, Olmsted Brothers, Bryant & Rogers, Hans O. Heistad and S. G. Ritterbush. Prominent architectural styles found in Knox Country are Italianate, Greek Revival and Queen Anne.

Beechnut Hut Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000617)

316 Beech Hill Rd. , Rockport

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Heistad, Hans O.

Architectural Style:

Other

Historic Person:

Heistad, Hans O.

Significant Year:

1913

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Camden Great Fire Historic District (added 2007 - - #06001221)

Elm and Main Sts. , Camden

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

multiple

Architectural Style:

Second Empire, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Social History, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Department Store, Organizational, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Financial Institution, Music Facility, Specialty Store

Chestnut Street Historic District (added 1991 - - #91000325)

Also known as See Also:US Post Office--Camden Main

Chestnut St. from Elm to Beacon Ave. including parts of Penobscot, Pleasant and Wood Sts., and Dillingham Pt. , Camden

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ritterbush,S. G., Brown, Cyrus P.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Greek Revival, Federal

Area of Significance:

Education, Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Post Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Post Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Common, The (added 2007 - - #07001151)

Also known as Town Common, Union Common

Between Common & Burkett Rds. , Union

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Social History, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Monument/Marker, Plaza, Street Furniture/Object

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker, Plaza, Street Furniture/Object

Duck Harbor Prehistoric District (added 1977 - - #77001653)

Address Restricted , Isle au Haut

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Gaunt Neck Site Complex (added 2005 - - #05001467)

Also known as Maine Archaeological Survey sites 17.168 and 17.169

Address Restricted , Cushing

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Period of Significance:

500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Processing Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Heron Neck Light Station (added 1988 - - #87002266)

Heron Neck, Greens Island , Vinalhaven

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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:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Water-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Water-Related

High Street Historic District (added 1989 - - #88001843)

Also known as See Also:Norumbega;Norumbega Carriage House

Roughly High St. between Main St. and Sherman Point Rd. , Camden

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Hooper,Parker Morse

Architectural Style:

Federal, Shingle Style, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Education, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Garden, Hotel, Library, Single Dwelling, Theater

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Garden, Hotel, Library, Single Dwelling, Theater

High Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1999 - - #99001186)

Jct. of Main St. and Atlantic Ave. , Camden

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Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation

Indian Island Light Station (added 1988 - - #87002539)

Indian Island, Rockport Harbor , Rockport

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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:

Transportation, Engineering, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Water-Related

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Camp

Isle Au Haut Light Station (added 1988 - - #87002265)

Robinson Point , Isle Au Haut

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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

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Water-Related

Current Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Hotel, Water-Related

Land's End Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000633)

Address Restricted, Saint George

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Shingle Style

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Main Street Historic District (added 1978 - - #78000182)

Main St. from Limerock to Winter Sts. , Rockland

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Business, Hotel, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Hotel, Specialty Store

Main Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2012 - - #11000991)

428-497 Main St., Rockland

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History, Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Manana Island Fog Signal Station (added 2002 - - #02001412)

Monhegan Island , Monhegan Island

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

US Lighthouse Board

Area of Significance:

Maritime History, Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Water-Related

Marshall Point Light Station (added 1988 - - #87002262)

Marshall Point, Port Clyde Harbor , Port Clyde

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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:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Water-Related

Current Function:

Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Water-Related

Matinicus Rock Light Station (added 1988 - - #88000149)

Matinicus Rock , Matinicus Island

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Parris,Alexander, US Army Corps of Engineers

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Water-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Water-Related

Mequnticook Golf Club (added 1993 - - #93000636)

212 Calderwood Ln. , Rockport

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Taylor, Albert, Manning, Warren et al.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Landscape Architecture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Sport Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Sport Facility

Rockland Residential Historic District (added 1987 - - #86003513)

Also known as See Also:Rockland Public Library;Knox County Courthouse

Roughly bounded by Granite, Union, Masonic, Broad, Limerock, and Broadway Sts. , Rockland

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Bryant & Rogers

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Greek Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Rockland Turntable and Engine House (added 1993 - - #90001953)

Park St. W of Rockland RR Station , Rockland

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Rockport Historic District (added 1976 - - #76000099)

Irregular pattern along Pascal Ave. from Russell, Union, and Winter Sts. on N to School St. on S. , Rockport

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other, Italianate, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Water-Related

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Rockport Historic Kiln Area (added 1970 - - #70000090)

Also known as Rockland-Rockport Lime Company, & Merriam & Shepherd Lime Co

On W side of mouth of Goose River at confluence with Rockport Harbor , Rockport

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility

Current Function:

Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Outdoor Recreation, Park

Thomaston Historic District (added 1974 - - #74000176)

Runs through Blue Star Memorial Hwy. between Wadsworth St. and ME 131 , Thomaston

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Other, Italianate

Historic Person:

Knox,Henry

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Extractive Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Whitehead Lifesaving Station (added 1988 - - #88001839)

S side Whitehead Island , Sprucehead

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mendelheff,Victor, Chandler,Francis W.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Stick/Eastlake

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Maritime History

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Coast Guard Facility

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Camp

Whitehead Light Station (added 1988 - - #88000154)

E side of Whitehead 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:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Water-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Water-Related

Whitney Farm (added 2015 - - #15000087)

Appleton, Appleton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Early Republic

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1974 AD