The Main Street Historic District is located on the district's namesake from Portland Street to roughly Swans Falls Road. The district is a narrow elongated rectangular area located down the town's principal street and is approximately fifty-five acres in size. It consists of mostly residential buildings, but does include three commercial properties, a religious building, a park, and a private academy. There are thirty-five contributing buildings (with nine properties dating before statehood) and five non-contributing buildings. The Main Street Historic District, which runs parallel to the Saco River, is a collection of buildings that represent many popular architectural styles from the late-eighteenth century through the early twentieth century. The earliest houses display the Federal style and were built during the colonial period. They often utilized side-gable roof configurations and symmetrically composed facades with central entrances. Other buildings in the district display Greek Revival, Italianate, and Colonial Revival styles. This eclectic mixture conveys the historic development patterns of a community whose growth was tied to its position as a rural trading and educational center.
Year Listed: 1991
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