The Off-the-Neck Historic District consists of ten farmhouses and a canal located along Route 166 north of Hatch Cove. The northern terminus of the historic district is the former Ferry Road and the southern terminus is the British Canal located on the "neck" between Castine proper and the northern rural part of the town. This area was first settled by European-Americans in the 1760s and was largely dependent on agrarian pursuits that supported the rapidly growing port town to the south. As a successful port, Castine was a site of military strife during the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. The British occupied Castine in 1814 and dug a canal across the neck for defensive purposes. This canal remains visible today. The rest of the district contains residences built as early as c.1690 and as late as 1830. These houses are an exemplary collection of Federal-style buildings and many retain historic agricultural outbuildings, a lasting testament to the area's rural nature.
Year Listed: 1986
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