Edgecliff, Southwest Harbor, 1886-1887, 1911

?Edgecliff?, a cottage in Southwest Harbor on Mount Desert Island on the coast of Maine, is a good, early example of a Shingle Style/Queen Anne coastal cottage. It is significant because it evolved from a Shingle Style cottage with Queen Anne elements when it was constructed in 1886-87 to a Shingle Style/Queen Anne hybrid after it was added onto in 1910-11. The new addition was more Queen Anne in style, but it used many design features to unify it with the original design.

John and Maria Webb House, Bridgton, c. 1842

The John and Maria Webb House is significant as an intact example of a stylistically-transitional residential building that incorporates both Federal- and Greek Revival-style elements and also as a rare surviving domestic building on Bridgton?s Main Street. Located in western Cumberland County in the southwesterly corner of the state, the house is a well-preserved, vernacular interpretation of two of Maine?s most popular nineteenth-century architectural styles, the Federal and the Greek Revival.

Jean Baptiste Daigle House, Fort Kent, c. 1839-1844, 1864

The Jean Baptiste Daigle House in Fort Kent, Maine is a well preserved example of an Acadian log house built following traditional, regional techniques. Built either by Jean Baptiste Daigle (1792-1846) or his son Jean Baptiste Daigle, (also known as John B. Daigle, 1818-1860) in circa 1839-1844 it has been listed in the National Register for the architectural significance of the property as a relatively rare example of 19th century Acadian log construction.

Poland Spring Historic District, Poland, c. 1869-1963

The Poland Spring Historic District is a recreational resort complex in southern Maine with historic significance in the areas of health and medicine, entertainment and recreation and industry. With roots in the hospitality industry that stretched to 1794, the resort reached its heyday in terms of size, popularity and reputation, between 1876 and 1933. The district contains 30 buildings or other historic resources either built or associated with the resort during that period.

Clough Meeting House, Lewiston, 1846

The Clough Meeting House was constructed in 1846 by local farmer Henry M. Garcelon (1819-1884) to serve the Second Free Will Baptist Church of Lewiston. Located across the street from the Clough Cemetery, the attractive but austere one story, wood-frame building shares many characteristics common to rural mid-nineteenth century houses of worship, including symmetrical composition, few stylistic details and gable-front orientation.

Clough Meeting House, Marsh School, Lewiston, 1846

The Clough Meeting House was constructed in 1846 by local farmer Henry M. Garcelon (1819-1884) to serve the Second Free Will Baptist Church of Lewiston. Located across the street from the Clough Cemetery, the attractive but austere one story, wood-frame building shares many characteristics common to rural mid-nineteenth century houses of worship, including symmetrical composition, few stylistic details and gable-front orientation.

Lower Meeting House and East Bethel Cemetery, Bethel, c.1831, 1887, 1901

Located in the rural settlement of East Bethel, Maine the Lower Meeting House is a classic example of a type of meeting house or church that was erected by some rural communities in Maine in the four decades prior to the Civil War. Built as a ?union? church, the building was initially utilized by the town?s Methodist and Baptist church organizations. The relatively plain building exhibits late Federal style massing and ornamentation, and a handsome interior with straight wooden pews, wainscoting, choir loft and pulpit.

Lincoln School, Acton, 1884 - 1957

The Lincoln School is a one-story, one-room schoolhouse located in the southern portion of the York County town of Acton, Maine. Set in a rural, agricultural area at the intersection of two long-established roads, the school was erected in 1884 to serve the students of District # 2, one of 14 districts that had been established in Acton in the nineteenth century. This small school survived the first decades of twentieth century consolidation and continued to educate students until 1957, when a multi-grade elementary school was constructed for the entire town.

Marsh School, Prospect, c. 1880 - 1963

Built to serve school District #3, Marsh School is the only remaining one-room school house in the Waldo County community of Prospect, Maine. Located in the center of the town, the schoolhouse is situated on a grassy lot on the west side of State Highway 1A and is surrounded on two sides by the Maple Grove Cemetery. Probably constructed circa 1880, this was the third building to be erected as a school in the town, and was used continually for that purpose until 1963.

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