The Harbor Lane-Eden Street Historic District is a compact 20 acre neighborhood that contains one of the last concentrations of architect designed historic summer cottages in Bar Harbor, Maine. Between the end of the Civil War and the start of the Great Depression, Bar Harbor was one of the most popular seasonal destinations for elite society from the Mid-Atlantic through the Great Lakes.
The Elms is one of a number of elegant and stylish Second Emprire style houses that were built in Houlton in the 1870s, but it may be the only one that is an elegant and stylish example of Craftsman style as well. The single family wood frame house is located on a broad, treelined street that leads toward the Aroostook County governmental buildings two blocks to the east.
Surrounded by hundreds of acres of agricultural fields on the outskirts of the town of Houlton, the Donovan and Hussey Farms provide a visually striking image. Facing each other across the road, the two properties contain similarly looking large gambrel roof barns and nicely composed early twentieth century houses. Together they form, and inform, a distinctive image of the region?s agricultural history.
Located on the top of Stearns Hill in the Oxford County town of West Paris, Stearns Hill Farm is a collection of agricultural and residential buildings, fields, stone walls and working landscape that has been farmed by members of the Stearns family since 1818. This small historic district includes a connected residential complex, a notable example of a high-drive bank barn, and a field system that has evolved over time as the farm shifted from diversified agriculture to a tighter focus on dairy farming.
Located on a broad rolling plain at the northern edge of the town of Westfield, the Beecher H. Duncan Farm is a good example of a type of family farm that was established in Aroostook County in the early 20th century. The small collection of agricultural and residential buildings and fields were established by the Beecher family at a time when agricultural enterprises, especially the cultivation of potatoes, were rapidly developing, and large amounts land was available for sale.
Constructed by 1872 the District No. 5 School is the best example of the remaining one-room educational facilities in Alfred. Located in the settlement of North Alfred, the schoolhouse and woodshed/outhouse is situated on a grassy lot surrounded on three sides by stone walls at the northern edge of the rural village. Last used as a school in 1921, the District #5 School has also functioned as a domestic residence, club house and community hall through the 1990s.
The Biddeford/Saco Mills Historic District is a cohesive collection of historic manufacturing buildings situated on roughly 38 acres of land flanking the Saco River. There are 42 contributing resources within the district limits, each associated with one of four distinct manufacturers: the York Manufacturing Company in Saco; the Saco Water Power Company; Laconia Company; and Pepperell Manufacturing Company in Biddeford.
Removed from the National Register: 1/22/09
At the time of the 1991 registration little was known regarding the history of the Wing Family Cemetery, established in 1867. Since then, the Wayne Historical Society has conducted ongoing research into both the Wing family and the Wing Cemetery. Significant to this effort was the 2002 donation of a collection of letters, account books, deeds, bills and receipts dating between 1837 and 1864 which had been saved by Llewellyn Wing (1817 ? 1881) of Maine. Among the papers was a roll marked ?Wing Cemetery Record.?
The Bradford Peck House sits among the turn of the century mansions along Main Street, one mile north of the Lewiston business district and the former textile mills along the Androscoggin River. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places for its significance in the areas of commerce, social history and architecture.