The Alfred Historic District is situated in the center of Alfred Village on Route 202, Route 4 (also known as Oak Street), and along Kennebunk and Saco Roads. The community grew rapidly following the Revolutionary War and maintained a steady population into the early 1900s. Geographically, the area is located at the center of York County. The village became a busy crossroad for traffic between Sanford, Biddeford, and coastal towns, which is also why the York County Courthouse was placed here. Many of the houses and buildings in the area (there are 48 in total) represent nineteenth-century construction, but also included are structures from the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. The oldest building in the historic district is the "Beehive", which was constructed over the course of three centuries beginning in 1770. Other structures built prior to statehood (ten total) include multiple Federal-style houses, a tavern built in 1804, and several buildings with later Greek Revival- or Italianate-style elements added.
Year Listed: 1983
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