Cottage on King's row, Bristol (Round Pond) Lincoln County, 1853-1854

The Cottage on King's Row is a notable example of a Gothic Revival cottage that reflects the influence of mid-nineteenth-century architects and authors Alexander Jackson Davis and Andrew Jackson Downing. Erected c. 1854, this wood frame building exhibits the distinctive characteristics of the Gothic Revival style including asymmetry, steep roof slopes decorated with vergeboard and finials, and windows and doors accented by label moulds. The house appears to have been built by a ship's joiner, whose skilled hand is evident in the intricately carved porch supports and exterior moldings.

Hussey-Littlefield Farm, Albion, Kennebec County, c. 1838-1905

On the exterior, the Hussey-Littlefield House is an attractive, well proportioned, Greek Revival and Italianate style farm house with a series of ells connecting the house to the New England-plan barn. Set on a rural 6.8 acre lot surrounded by fields and other older farmhouses, this c. 1838 house displays a comfortable dignity that befits its location and style. At a passing glance, an observer might be forgiven to imagine that this structure has descended unchanged as a relic of a simpler, easier, pastoral past.

Marsh Stream Farm, Machiasport, Washington County, c. 1817-1965.

Marsh Stream Farm is a particularly picturesque property located in in rural Washington County. The seven domestic and agricultural buildings are clustered at the junction of Marsh Stream and the East Branch of the Little Kennebec River. Over 200 acres of pasture, meadow and woodlot surround the buildings and create the country setting that has been the backdrop of this farm?s industry and agriculture since 1817.

Brunswick Commercial Historic District, Cumberland County, 1820-1961

The Brunswick Commercial Historic District was listed in the National Register on January 12, 2016 for its historic commercial and architectural importance. The section of Maine Street that lies between the Cabot Mill on the banks of the Androscoggin River, and the First Parish Church in downtown Brunswick served as the primary commercial business district for the region from the early-nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth century. The Brunswick Commercial Historic District consists of most of the northern half of that historic area, between Mason and School Streets.

Gordon Fox Ranch, Lincoln, Penobscot County, 1924-1940

Between 1924 and 1926 the Penobscot County town of Lincoln, Maine experienced a rapid and extensive growth of industrial fur farming. During these years Dr. Frank F. Gordon a dentist in Bangor, and his brother Dr. Fred E. Gordon, an optometrist in Lincoln, developed numerous fox farms - or ranches as they were called ? in Lincoln, and to a lesser extent in other areas of Maine and New Hampshire. Each ranch contained as many as 200 fox in outdoor pens surrounded by a wooden palisade, a house for the caretaker, and an observation tower.

Foster Barn at Winterberry Farm, Belgrade, Kennebec County, c. 1900-1910

The barn in Belgrade, Maine that the Foster brothers, F. C. and E. L. Foster, built on their farm around the turn of the twentieth century exhibits a transition from a traditional, timber-framed, mixed-use barn to a more modern building focused on dairy farming. The transition is seen in the spatial plan of the barn, the equipment utilized in the building, and in the materials used in constructing and framing the structure. Each of these features reflects the family?s increased focus on dairy farming.

St. Andre's Parish, York, County, 1900-1965

St. Andre's Roman Catholic parish is a complex containing five buildings (church, school, convent, rectory and garage) located just southeast of downtown Biddeford. Erected starting in 1900, three of the four principal buildings - the rectory, convent and church - contribute to the significance of the historic district. Stylistically the church is Romanesque, the rectory is Second Empire-style and the convent and (non-contributing ) former school were built in the Colonial Revival Style. St.

Edmund E. Goodwin House, Sanford, York County, 1899.

The Edmund E. Goodwin House in the Springvale village of Sanford, Maine was constructed in 1899 and is a late example of a well-detailed Queen Anne style residential structure. Built by a successful merchant, manufacturer, and community member whose family had once owned lumber yards and sawmills, this building has remained almost completely unaltered and retains a high degree of architectural integrity.

Ella R. Hodgkins Intermediate School, Augusta, Kennebec County, 1958

The Ella R. Hodgkins Intermediate School was placed in the National Register of Historic Places at the local level for its association with educational planning and development in Augusta and for its architectural design. The Hodgkins School was the third school built as part of a decade long school building program that updated and consolidated Augusta?s schools to accommodate the post-World War II baby boom. The school is also significant architecturally as an intact example of a modern, mid-century school building following the most recent trends in design and construction.

Great Chebeague Golf Club, Chebeague Island, Cumberland County, 1920-1964

The 28.68 acre Great Chebeague Golf Club Historic District on the west side of Chebeague Island is a links-like course which was first laid out by George P. Spalding and Bertrand R.T. Collins, summer residents of the island, in 1920. Originally designed out as a six-hole course, the course was expanded to nine holes by 1923. The formation and evolution of the Club was fueled by summer residents who had begun to season on the islands of Casco Bay at the end of the 19th century.

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