List of National Historic Landmarks in Maine

This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in Maine. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. The state of Maine is home to 43 of these landmarks, displaying the state's maritime heritage, as well as literary, archeological, religious, and a wide array of other themes.

One site in the state, Wickyup, had its landmark designation withdrawn after it was destroyed by fire. The state is also the location of the National Park Service's only International Historic Site, the St. Croix Island International Historic Site, important in both U.S. and Canadian history as the site of the first French settlement of Acadia in 1603.

National Historic Landmarks

	Landmark name	Image	Date designated	Locality	County	Description
1	American Eagle (Schooner)		December 4, 1991	Rockland 44°6′41.33″N 69°6′11.64″W	Knox	This is one of the last two-masted schooners built in Gloucester, Massachusetts. It is presently used for tourist cruises.
2	James G. Blaine House		January 29, 1964	Augusta 44°18′28″N 69°46′53″W	Kennebec	Built in 1833 for a ship's captain, this has been the official residence of the state's governor since 1919.
3	Bowdoin (Arctic Exploration Schooner)		December 20, 1989	Castine 44°23′12″N 68°47′48″W	Kennebec	This schooner was purpose built for Arctic exploration in 1921, and is currently used as a training ship.
4	Camden Amphitheatre and Public Library		March 11, 2013	Camden 44°12′40″N 69°03′52″W	Knox	The Camden Library building was designed in the 1920s by architect Charles F. Loring, and its grounds, including an amphitheatre, represent one of the few public works of landscape architect Fletcher Steele.
5	Parker Cleaveland House		May 16, 2000	Brunswick 43°54′38″N 69°57′35.77″W	Cumberland	Home of Parker Cleaveland who conducted some of the earliest studies of mineralogy in the US. Known as the "Father of American Mineralogy", Cleaveland lived in this house from 1806 to 1858.
6	Cushnoc Archeological Site		April 12, 1993	Augusta 44°18′54″N 69°46′15.6″W	Kennebec	Located near Fort Western, this site encompasses the remains of a 17th-century Plymouth Colony trading post.
7	Neal Dow House		May 30, 1974	Portland 43°39′11″N 70°16′12″W	Cumberland	Home of Portland mayor and 1880 Prohibition Party candidate for U.S. president Neal S. Dow.
8	Fort Halifax		November 24, 1968	Winslow 44°32′5″N 69°37′47″W	Kennebec	Part of a 1750s colonial fort, the surviving element is the oldest blockhouse in the United States.
9	Fort Kent		November 7, 1973	Fort Kent 47°15′9″N 68°35′27″W	Aroostook	This is the only surviving fortification of the Aroostook War, the nonviolent confrontation over the border between Maine and New Brunswick.
10	Fort Knox		December 30, 1970	Prospect 44°33′58″N 68°48′9″W	Waldo	Built in the aftermath of the 1830s border disputes, this granite fort, built but not finished between 1844 and 1869, is a fine mid-19th-century fortification.
11	Fort Western		November 7, 1973	Augusta 44°18′59″N 69°46′16″W	Kennebec	Built in 1754 in what was then a frontier area, this is the oldest wooden fort in the nation.
12	Daniel Coit Gilman Summer House		December 21, 1965	Northeast Harbor 44°17′30″N 68°16′56″W	Hancock	Summer home of Daniel Coit Gilman, president of Johns Hopkins University and a leader in the development of graduate-level education in the United States.
13	Governor's House		May 30, 1974	Togus 44°16′48″N 69°42′8″W	Kennebec	This building from 1869 was part of the first veterans' ("old soldiers") home in the United States.
14	Grace Bailey (Schooner)		December 4, 1991	Camden 44°12′36″N 69°3′50″W	Knox	This two-masted schooner was built in 1882 for the coasting trade, in which it carried lumber and other supplies for many years. It now serves the tourist trade as a windjammer.
15	Hamilton House		December 30, 1970	South Berwick 43°12′46″N 70°48′56″W	York	This 1788 house was the setting for a novel by local author Sarah Orne Jewett, who was instrumental in its preservation.
16	Harpswell Meetinghouse		November 24, 1968	Harpswell Center 43°47′56″N 69°59′15″W	Cumberland	This building is an outstanding example of a mid-18th century clapboard church. It was also used as a town meeting hall.
17	Winslow Homer Studio		December 21, 1965	Scarborough 43°31′42″N 70°19′13″W	Cumberland	This remodeled carriage house served as the studio of artist Winslow Homer from 1884 until is death. It is now a property of the Portland Museum of Art, which seasonally offers tours.
18	Isaac H. Evans (Schooner)		December 4, 1991	Rockland 44°6′32″N 69°6′32″W	Knox	This 1886 schooner was built to serve as an oyster ship. It is now part of the Maine windjammer tourist fleet.
19	J. & E. Riggin (Schooner)		December 4, 1991	Rockland 44°6′26″N 69°6′23″W	Knox	This 1920s schooner is one of the last generation of oyster schooners. Eventually motorized, it was converted back to sailing, and is now a Maine windjammer.
20	Sarah Orne Jewett House		July 17, 1991	South Berwick 43°14′5″N 70°48′13″W	York	This 1774 house was the longtime home of author Sarah Orne Jewett. Active in historical conservation, she gave the house to the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, now known as Historic New England.
21	Kennebec Arsenal		February 16, 2000	Augusta 44°18′30″N 69°46′10″W	Kennebec	A munitions depot that built in the 1830s during border tensions, this is the finest surviving example of a military installation from that time.
22	Lady Pepperrell House		October 9, 1960	Kittery Point 43°4′53″N 70°43′0″W	York	This magnificent High Georgian mansion was built in the early 1760s by the widow of Sir William Pepperrell, a leading businessman and politician of the era.
23	Lewis R. French (Schooner)		December 4, 1991	Rockland 44°12′38″N 69°3′46″W	Knox	This 1871 schooner is the oldest known schooner built in Maine. Used mostly in the coasting cargo trade, it now serves the tourist trade as a windjammer.
24	McIntire Garrison House		October 18, 1968	York 43°10′5″N 70°42′49″W	York	This house, built in the late 17th or early 18th century, is a fine example of vernacular log architecture of the period.
25	McLellan-Sweat Mansion		December 30, 1970	Portland 43°39′12″N 70°15′45″W	Cumberland	Built in 1800 for a shipping merchant, this mansion has been a part of the Portland Museum of Art for many years.
26	Mercantile (Schooner)		December 4, 1991	Camden 44°12′36″N 69°3′46″W	Knox	This 1916 schooner was used in the coast trade until the 1940s. It has been restored and is now part of the Maine windjammer fleet.
27	Morse-Libby Mansion		December 30, 1970	Portland 43°39′5.4″N 70°15′38.5″W	Cumberland	This mansion, built in 1860 for a hotelier as a summer house, is recognized as one of the finest and least-altered examples of a large Italianate Villa-styled brick and brownstone town house in the United States. It is known locally as the Victoria Mansion.
28	Nickels-Sortwell House		December 30, 1970	Wiscasset 44°0′10.6″N 69°39′56″W	Lincoln	Originally built for a ship's captain in 1807, this house saw multiple uses before being purchased for use as a summer residence. It is now a house museum operated by Historic New England.
29	Norridgewock Archeological District		April 12, 1993	Madison 44°45′54″N 69°52′59″W	Somerset	This archaeological district encompasses the village of the Norridgewock Abenaki, central Maine's native inhabitants. They were pushed out of the area in a series of conflicts with colonists in the first half of the 18th century.
30	Old York Gaol		October 18, 1968	York 43°8′37.5″N 70°39′6″W	York	This building was used as a jail from 1719 to 1879, and was built using architectural elements of an even older jail. It saw other uses afterward, and is now a local museum.
31	Olson House		June 23, 2011	Cushing 43°58′54″N 69°16′7″W	Knox	Andrew Wyeth spent 30 summers at the house and is buried on the grounds. The house is depicted in many of his paintings including Christina's World.
32	Pemaquid Archeological Site		April 12, 1993	Bristol 43°52′41″N 69°31′17″W	Lincoln	This site, located on the central coast of Maine, encompasses fortifications and colonial communities dating back before King William's War in the 1690s.
33	Pentagoet Archeological District		April 12, 1993	Castine 44°23′4.5″N 68°48′12″W	Hancock	This archaeological site covers extended colonial history dating to the early 17th century. In addition to trade with the native inhabitants, it was also the site of intercolonial (French-English and French-French) conflict until the mid-18th century.
34	Portland Observatory		February 17, 2006	Portland 43°39′55″N 70°14′54″W	Cumberland	This 1807 wooden tower is the oldest maritime signal tower in the United States; it was capable of sending and receiving signals to and from ships entering Portland Harbor.
35	Thomas B. Reed House		May 15, 1975	Portland 43°39′15″N 70°16′3″W	Cumberland	This house was built in 1888 as the home of Thomas Brackett Reed (1839–1902), Speaker of the House of Representatives (1889–1891 and 1895–1899).
36	Edwin Arlington Robinson House		November 11, 1971	Gardiner 44°13′20″N 69°46′25″W	Kennebec	Home of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Edwin Arlington Robinson.
37	Roseway (Schooner)		September 25, 1997	Camden 44°12′36″N 69°3′46″W	Knox	Launched on November 24, 1925 in Essex, Massachusetts, this wooden gaff-rigged schooner was used primarily for competitive racing.
38	Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village		May 30, 1974	New Gloucester 43°59′22″N 70°21′59″W	Cumberland	Founded in 1783, organized in 1794, this is the last active Shaker community in the United States. A representative collection of Shaker implements and furniture is housed in the buildings.
39	Stephen Taber (Schooner)		December 4, 1991	Rockland 44°6′20″N 69°6′25″W	Knox	A two-masted schooner currently operated as a windjammer, this 1871 ship is the oldest of its type with a documented history of continuous service.
40	Harriet Beecher Stowe House		December 29, 1962	Brunswick 43°54′46″N 69°57′39″W	Cumberland	This house was home to abolitionist writer Harriet Beecher Stowe, where she wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin.
41	Tate House		November 11, 1971	Stroudwater 43°39′26.5″N 70°18′44.5″W	Cumberland	This 1750s house was built for George Tate, a British Royal Navy agent in charge of procuring ship masts. It is the only pre-Revolutionary house in the Portland area that is open to the public.
42	Victory Chimes (Schooner)		September 25, 1997	Rockland 44°6′41″N 69°6′14″W	Knox	A cargo schooner built in Delaware in 1900, this ship now serves as part of Maine's windjammer fleet. The ship on Maine's State Quarter resembles her.
43	Wadsworth-Longfellow House		December 29, 1962	Portland 43°39′25″N 70°15′37″W	Cumberland	Home of Revolutionary War General Peleg Wadsworth, it was the childhood home of his grandson, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Table data other than descriptions is from the official National Park Service list of NHLs unless otherwise specified, and are ordered as presented in that document. Descriptions are sourced from the Park Service's NHL database unless otherwise cited. Column colorings, defined here, differentiate National Monuments, National Historic Sites, and National Historic Landmark Districts from standard NHL designations.

Former National Historic Landmarks

Landmark name	Image	Date designated	Date withdrawn	Locality	County	Description
Wickyup (Richard E. Byrd House)		1970	1986	East Sullivan	Hancock	This house was the summer home of pioneer aviator and explorer Admiral Richard E. Byrd from 1937 until his death in 1957. Here he planned three Antarctic expeditions, wrote, and drafted what became the 1959 Antarctic Treaty. Wickyup was destroyed by fire in 1984.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Maine
• List of National Historic Landmarks by state
• Historic preservation
• National Register of Historic Places
• History of Maine

External links

• National Historic Landmark Program at the National Park Service
• Lists of National Historic Landmarks