Mt. Battie Tower, Camden, Knox County, 1921 - 1968

Mt. Battie Tower overlooks downtown Camden, Knox County, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The Rustic Style granite tower is an open shelter and viewing platform in Camden Hills State Park. While the tower was dedicated as a memorial to World War I service men and women, it was also designed as a viewing platform atop Mt. Battie replacing a former wood viewing tower. The tower is eligible for listing in the National Register under Criterion A for Recreation/Entertainment. Travel to the top of Mt.

Boarding House and Storehouse at Churchill Depot, Piscataquis County, ca. 1926 - 1938

The Boarding House and Storehouse at Churchill Depot are located in T10 R12 WELS an unincorporated township in northern Piscataquis County, Maine. The two buildings are the remnants of a logging base camp around Churchill Dam on the Allagash River. The property is now part of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. The Boarding House is significant under Criterion C Architecture as a distinct building type. Such a communal building is central to any logging camp as combination housing, kitchen, dining hall and administrative center.

United Baptist Church, Penobscot County, 1892

The United Baptist Church is located in the village center of Charleston, Penobscot County, Maine. The gable front Queen Anne style church is significant at the local level under Criterion C for its distinctive architectural plan. The building represents a locally unusual auditorium style plan which incorporates elements of Akron Plan design. The 1830 church was altered in 1892 to create a two-story building, add an octagonal tower, and create a flexible meeting space in an auditorium style design.

Tiffany Chapel, Sidney, Kennebec County, 1881 - 1911

Tiffany Chapel is located in the northern portion of Sidney, Kennebec County, Maine. The gable front chapel with minimal stylistic detail is significant at the local level under Criterion C for its architecture which reflects modest rural church architecture of the late nineteenth century. The building is named for the nearby hill and road which take their name from a local farm family. The chapel represents a typical mid-to-late-nineteenth century building type employed by Methodist and other evangelical denominations as they expanded and established new congregations.

Lewiston Commercial Historic District, Androscoggin County, 1850 - 1968

The Lewiston Commercial Historic District is significant under National Register Criterion A in the areas of Community Planning, Commerce, Communication, Education and Entertainment and Recreation. Lewiston was a planned city, designed and developed by the Lewiston Water Power Company to support their industrial development of the water power of the Androscoggin River. The district was planned as the city's primary commercial district, located between the mills and residential neighborhoods.

Crescent Lodge, Cumberland County, 1931 - 1968

Crescent Lodge in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, Maine is a former one-room schoolhouse that has functioned as a social clubhouse since 1931. The simple Greek Revival style building is significant under Criterion A Social History for its association with the Ladies' Union and other Cape Elizabeth organizations and clubs. The Ladies' Union was created in the late 1800s to provide aid to local individuals, institutions and associations.

Memorial Chapel, York County, 1932 - 1933

The Memorial Chapel and South Gateway at the Evergreen Cemetery in Berwick, York County, Maine possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association and is locally significant under National Register Criterion C. The period of significance runs from 1932, when construction on the chapel commenced, to 1933 when construction was completed. The chapel is significant under Criterion C in the area of architecture as a well-preserved example of late Gothic Revival style architecture.

Union School, Oxford County, 1899 - 1952

The Union School is in the center of rural Hartford, Oxford County, Maine. The gable front vernacular schoolhouse with minimal Colonial Revival Style details is significant at the local level under Criterion A for its association with patterns of rural education and under Criterion C for its distinctive architectural characteristics of a rural one room schoolhouse. The building represents Hartford's response to evolving educational practices which were often mandated by state law.

Stover, Capt. Johnson H. Jr., House, Cumberland County, c. 1807 - c. 1860

The circa 1807 Captain Johnson H. Stover Jr. House in Harpswell, Cumberland County, Maine, is significant under Criterion C for Architecture as a locally significant example of Federal style architecture with mid-nineteenth century Greek Revival style interior updates to several rooms. Its character-defining features include a symmetrical five-bay faade with pilastered door surround; a hipped roof; Federal style mantles and trim in the principal rooms and a triple-run stair with a newel post typical of local early-nineteenth century design.

Southgate Farm, Cumberland County, circa 1807, 1809 and circa 1910

Southgate Farm in Scarborough, Cumberland County, Maine is significant as a well-preserved example of a rural New England Federal style brick farmhouse with later Colonial Revival additions. The house embodies distinctive characteristics of Federal style design in its form, proportions, plan, detailing, and materials. The original main block features a rectangular footprint (nearly square), low hip roof, and elegant neoclassical ornamentation, all hallmarks of the Federal style.

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