Developed around a ferry crossing on the Kennebec River, Days Ferry is an intact rural late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century village. This area of Woolwich was initially settled by European-Americans in 1638 and a trading post was established by Richard Hammond. The post was destroyed in 1676 during King Philip's War and was not rebuilt. The ferry between Woolwich and Wiscasset was in operation by 1750 with the Day family in charge of it in the 1780s. Its location on the main coastal route and with easy access to the sea made Days Ferry a logical area for the development of shipbuilding, ice exporting, and fishing. The area declined in importance after a steam ferry began operating out of Bath in the 1870s. Buildings from before 1820 are typical of the early Federal period, with clapboard siding, central chimneys, symmetrical facades, and a central entry door with simple Classically inspired surrounds. There is also a brick school house from 1808, similar to others from the time with minimal detailing and containing a single room that served students of all ages.
Year Listed: 1975
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