National Register of Historic Places listings in Hancock County, Maine

Location of Hancock County in Maine

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hancock County, Maine.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Hancock County, Maine, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a Google map.

There are 123 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 2 National Historic Landmarks (at least one property has been removed from the Register).

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 19, 2013.

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Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Robert Abbe Museum of Stone Antiquities		01983-01-19January 19, 1983	South of Bar Harbor off State Route 3 44°21′40″N 68°12′30″W	Bar Harbor
2	Agassiz Bedrock Outcrop		02003-02-13February 13, 2003	406 State St. 44°33′40″N 68°26′19″W	Ellsworth
3	Baker Island Light Station		01988-03-14March 14, 1988	Baker Island in Acadia National Park 44°14′28″N 68°11′56″W	Islesford	First light station serving Mount Desert Island—established in 1828—with a surviving 1855 light tower and keeper's house.
4	Barncastle		01980-11-10November 10, 1980	South St. 44°23′51″N 68°35′18″W	Blue Hill
5	Bass Harbor Head Light Station		01988-01-21January 21, 1988	Bass Harbor Head 44°13′19″N 68°20′16″W	Bass Harbor
6	Bass Harbor Memorial Library		02009-08-05August 5, 2009	89 Bernard Rd. 44°14′28″N 68°21′20″W	Tremont
7	Bear Island Light Station		01988-03-14March 14, 1988	Bear Island, Acadia National Park 44°17′00″N 68°16′14″W	Northeast Harbor	Light station established in 1839 to serve Northeast Harbor, with a surviving 1889 light tower and keeper's house and 1905 outbuildings.
8	Beth Eden Chapel		02001-08-02August 2, 2001	Naskeag Point Rd., 0.05 miles (0.080 km) north of its junction with Naskeag Loop Rd. 44°14′05″N 68°31′56″W	Brooklin
9	Black Mansion		01969-12-23December 23, 1969	W. Main St. (State Route 172) 44°32′12″N 68°26′21″W	Ellsworth
10	Blackwoods Campground		02007-06-29June 29, 2007	State Route 233, Eagle Lake Rd. 44°18′38″N 68°12′15″W	Bar Harbor
11	Blue Hill Historic District		01980-12-08December 8, 1980	State Routes 15, 172, 176, and 177 44°24′49″N 68°35′22″W	Blue Hill
12	BOWDOIN (schooner)		01980-02-12February 12, 1980	Maine Maritime Academy 44°23′12″N 68°47′48″W	Castine
13	Brick School House		01980-04-23April 23, 1980	School House Hill 44°50′51″N 68°19′43″W	Aurora
14	Brooklin IOOF Hall		01990-01-26January 26, 1990	State Route 175 44°15′55″N 68°34′51″W	Brooklin
15	Brown-Pilsbury Double House		01997-09-11September 11, 1997	188-190 Franklin St. 44°34′26″N 68°47′49″W	Bucksport
16	Buck Memorial Library		01987-12-30December 30, 1987	Maine St. 44°34′17″N 68°47′32″W	Bucksport
17	Bucksport Railroad Station		01975-04-28April 28, 1975	Main St. 44°34′19″N 68°47′50″W	Bucksport
18	Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station		01988-01-21January 21, 1988	Hockamock Head 44°08′03″N 68°26′52″W	Swans Island
19	Carriage Paths, Bridges and Gatehouses		01979-11-14November 14, 1979	Acadia National Park and vicinity 44°20′32″N 68°15′30″W	Acadia National Park	Network of scenic carriage roads with 13 bridges and two gatehouse complexes, established 1919–1931 by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. for automobile-free recreation by high-society vacationers. Now open to non-motorized use by the public.
20	Castine Historic District		01973-02-23February 23, 1973	Roughly bounded by the Bagaduce and Penobscot rivers, and by Wadsworth Cove Rd. 44°23′27″N 68°48′19″W	Castine
21	Cate House		01970-01-26January 26, 1970	Corner of Court and Pleasant Sts. 44°23′18″N 68°48′01″W	Castine
22	Church of Our Father		01999-07-01July 1, 1999	State Route 3, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of Crooked Rd. 44°25′15″N 68°15′02″W	Hulls Cove
23	Claremont Hotel		01978-03-29March 29, 1978	Claremont Rd. 44°16′44″N 68°18′46″W	Southwest Harbor
24	Cleftstone		01999-09-24September 24, 1999	92 Eden St. 44°23′36″N 68°13′19″W	Bar Harbor
25	Cover Farm		01995-12-14December 14, 1995	Off the western side of State Route 3, 0.3 miles (0.48 km) northwest of its junction with Crooked Rd. 44°25′05″N 68°15′18″W	Hulls Cove
26	Criterion Theatre		01980-04-23April 23, 1980	35 Cottage St. 44°23′24″N 68°12′23″W	Bar Harbor
27	Dix Family Stable		01990-04-05April 5, 1990	State Route 102A 44°14′33″N 68°20′41″W	Bass Harbor
28	Duck Cove School		01993-07-15July 15, 1993	Eastern side of State Route 46 at its junction with Stubbs Brook Rd. 44°35′36″N 68°44′33″W	Bucksport
29	East Blue Hill Library		01990-04-05April 5, 1990	Miliken Rd. 44°25′01″N 68°31′21″W	East Blue Hill
30	East Blue Hill Post Office		02003-02-12February 12, 2003	13 Curtis Cove Rd. 44°25′01″N 68°31′20″W	East Blue Hill
31	Eastbrook Baptist Church and Eastbrook Town House		01978-12-18December 18, 1978	State Route 200 44°40′42″N 68°16′00″W	Eastbrook
32	Eegonos		01980-01-15January 15, 1980	145 Eden St. 44°24′15″N 68°13′58″W	Bar Harbor
33	Egg Rock Light Station		01988-01-21January 21, 1988	Egg Rock in Frenchman Bay 44°21′13″N 68°08′20″W	Winter Harbor
34	Ellsworth City Hall		01986-01-10January 10, 1986	City Hall Plaza 44°32′33″N 68°25′27″W	Ellsworth
35	Ellsworth Congregational Church		01973-04-23April 23, 1973	State St. 44°32′37″N 68°25′52″W	Ellsworth
36	Ellsworth Power House and Dam		01985-06-20June 20, 1985	Union River 44°32′39″N 68°25′50″W	Ellsworth
37	Elm Street Congregational Church and Parish House		01990-06-14June 14, 1990	Junction of Elm and Franklin Sts. 44°34′24″N 68°47′41″W	Bucksport
38	James Emery House		01974-08-13August 13, 1974	Main St. 44°34′16″N 68°47′52″W	Bucksport
39	The Farm House		02007-11-07November 7, 2007	15 Highbrook Rd. 44°23′18″N 68°13′09″W	Bar Harbor
40	Fernald Point Prehistoric Site		01978-07-21July 21, 1978	Address Restricted	Southwest Harbor
41	First Baptist Church		02001-08-02August 2, 2001	362 Lamoine Beach Rd. 44°28′03″N 68°19′17″W	East Lamoine
42	First Baptist Church		01973-04-24April 24, 1973	Off State Route 172 44°18′16″N 68°36′52″W	Sedgwick
43	Flye Point 2		01985-04-15April 15, 1985	Address Restricted	Brooklin
44	Fort George		01969-12-30December 30, 1969	Wadsworth St. off Battle Ave. 44°23′27″N 68°48′22″W	Castine	A British fort during the American Revolution and the site of the Penobscot Expedition
45	Free Baptist Church of Great Pond		02012-10-31October 31, 2012	1231 Great Pond Rd. 44°56′14″N 68°16′50″W	Great Pond
46	Garland Farm		02005-10-19October 19, 2005	1029 State Route 3 44°25′40″N 68°19′30″W	Bar Harbor
47	Gavin Watson Site		01987-03-18March 18, 1987	Address Restricted	Sullivan
48	Daniel Coit Gilman Summer Home		01966-10-15October 15, 1966	Off Huntington Rd. 44°17′30″N 68°16′56″W	Northeast Harbor
49	Goddard Site		01979-05-07May 7, 1979	Address Restricted	Brooklin
50	The Grand		02012-08-01August 1, 2012	163, 165, 167, 169, & 173 Main St. 44°32′30″N 68°25′22″W	Ellsworth
51	Granite Store		01974-12-16December 16, 1974	U.S. Route 1 44°31′12″N 68°11′57″W	Sullivan
52	Great Duck Island Light Station		01988-03-14March 14, 1988	Southern tip of Great Duck Island 44°08′32″N 68°14′46″W	Frenchboro
53	Edward J. Hammond Hall		02004-01-14January 14, 2004	Main St. 44°23′28″N 68°05′23″W	Winter Harbor
54	Hancock County Jail		02008-01-24January 24, 2008	40 State St. 44°32′32″N 68°25′34″W	Ellsworth
55	Harbor Lane-Eden Street Historic District		02009-07-22July 22, 2009	Portions of Harbor Ln. and Eden St. 44°23′22″N 68°13′02″W	Bar Harbor
56	Squire Ignatius Haskell House		01978-02-03February 3, 1978	State Route 172A 44°13′26″N 68°40′49″W	Deer Isle
57	Haystack Mountain School of Crafts		02005-12-23December 23, 2005	89 Haystack School Dr. 44°11′19″N 68°35′05″W	Deer Isle
58	Phineas Heywood House		01988-01-07January 7, 1988	343 Maine St. 44°34′19″N 68°47′42″W	Bucksport
59	Higgins Barn		02004-01-28January 28, 2004	256 Oak Hill Rd. 44°22′48″N 68°21′48″W	Indian Point
60	Highseas		01978-11-30November 30, 1978	South of Bar Harbor on Schooner Head Rd. 44°21′21″N 68°11′01″W	Bar Harbor
61	Ward Hinckley House		01974-12-16December 16, 1974	Address Restricted	Blue Hill
62	Hulls Cove High School		01999-03-25March 25, 1999	State Route 3, 0.4 miles (0.64 km) north of its junction with Crooked Rd. 44°25′11″N 68°15′03″W	Hulls Cove
63	Islesford Historical Museum and Blue Ducks Ships Store		01980-09-30September 30, 1980	Little Cranberry Island 44°15′42″N 68°14′25″W	Islesford
64	Col. Charles and Mary Ann Jarvis Homestead		02004-01-15January 15, 2004	10 Surry Rd. 44°32′18″N 68°25′46″W	Ellsworth
65	Jesup Memorial Library		01991-04-01April 1, 1991	34 Mt. Desert St. 44°23′12″N 68°12′25″W	Bar Harbor
66	Jonathan Fisher Memorial		01969-12-30December 30, 1969	Southwest of Blue Hill on State Route 15 (Outer Main St.) 44°24′18″N 68°35′51″W	Blue Hill
67	Col. Meltiah Jordon House		01974-08-13August 13, 1974	State St. 44°32′32″N 68°25′32″W	Ellsworth
68	John Innes Kane Cottage		01992-03-26March 26, 1992	Off the southeastern end of Hancock St. 44°23′09″N 68°11′53″W	Bar Harbor
69	Lucerne Inn		01982-06-16June 16, 1982	Bar Harbor Rd., U.S. Route 1A 44°42′10″N 68°35′59″W	Dedham
70	Moore-Mayo House		02004-09-22September 22, 2004	Lighthouse Rd.	Bass Harbor
71	Mount Desert Light Station		01988-03-14March 14, 1988	Mount Desert Rock 43°58′07″N 68°07′43″W	Frenchboro
72	Nannau		01984-11-08November 8, 1984	Lower Main St. 44°22′31″N 68°11′45″W	Bar Harbor
73	Nazi Spy Landing Site		02003-02-13February 13, 2003	Western shore of Crabtree Neck at Sunset Ledge Cove 44°28′25″N 68°14′41″W	Hancock Point	Landing site of Erich Gimpel and William Colepaugh in late November 1944
74	Off-the-Neck Historic District		01986-09-25September 25, 1986	State Route 166 44°24′16″N 68°47′38″W	Castine
75	Old Hancock County Buildings		01977-11-23November 23, 1977	Cross St. 44°32′22″N 68°25′45″W	Ellsworth
76	Frederick Law Olmsted Summer Home		01976-11-07November 7, 1976	Southwest of Sunset on Deer Isle 44°10′43″N 68°43′05″W	Sunset
77	Parker House		02004-09-22September 22, 2004	185 South St. 44°23′49″N 68°35′19″W	Blue Hill
78	Pentagoet Archeological District		01993-04-12April 12, 1993	Address Restricted	Castine
79	John Perkins House		01969-12-30December 30, 1969	Perkins St. 44°23′02″N 68°48′22″W	Castine
80	John Peters House		01983-10-06October 6, 1983	Off State Route 176 44°24′41″N 68°34′28″W	Blue Hill
81	Pond Island Archeological District		01979-01-28January 28, 1979	Address Restricted	Deer Isle
82	Peter Powers House		01980-04-23April 23, 1980	State Route 15 and Sunshine Rd. 44°13′00″N 68°40′27″W	Deer Isle
83	Prospect Harbor Light Station		01988-03-14March 14, 1988	Prospect Harbor Pt. 44°24′11″N 68°00′48″W	Prospect Harbor
84	Jed Prouty Tavern and Inn		01986-01-10January 10, 1986	52-54 Main St. 44°34′17″N 68°47′30″W	Bucksport
85	Pumpkin Island Light Station		01988-02-01February 1, 1988	Pumpkin Island, Eggemoggin Reach 44°18′33″N 68°44′36″W	Sargentville
86	Raventhorp		01988-01-07January 7, 1988	Greening Island 44°16′58″N 68°18′12″W	Southwest Harbor
87	Redwood		01978-04-03April 3, 1978	Barberry Lane 44°22′58″N 68°11′48″W	Bar Harbor
88	Reverie Cove		01982-02-19February 19, 1982	Harbor Lane 44°23′25″N 68°12′56″W	Bar Harbor
89	Robertson Quarry Galamander		01992-10-02October 2, 1992	Eastern side of State Route 182, northeast of its junction with Old Rd. 44°34′45″N 68°15′51″W	West Franklin
90	Rural Hall		02004-09-22September 22, 2004	Surry Rd., 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Contention Cove 44°29′42″N 68°26′46″W	Surry
91	St. Edward's Convent, (Former)		01998-10-08October 8, 1998	33 Ledgelawn Ave. 44°23′07″N 68°12′30″W	Bar Harbor
92	Saint Jude's Episcopal Church		01986-07-24July 24, 1986	State Route 3 44°17′38″N 68°14′48″W	Seal Harbor
93	St. Mary's-By-The-Sea		02000-07-05July 5, 2000	20 S. Shore Rd. 44°17′19″N 68°17′09″W	Northeast Harbor
94	Saint Saviour's Episcopal Church and Rectory		01995-06-20June 20, 1995	41 Mt. Desert St. 44°23′14″N 68°12′23″W	Bar Harbor
95	Schoodic Peninsula Historic District		02007-06-29June 29, 2007	1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of State Route 186 44°22′30″N 68°03′50″W	Winter Harbor
96	Sea Change		02009-08-07August 7, 2009	27 Corning Way 44°17′19″N 68°17′02″W	Northeast Harbor
97	Seal Harbor Congregational Church		01985-02-14February 14, 1985	State Route 3 44°17′37″N 68°14′54″W	Seal Harbor
98	Seawall Campground		02007-06-29June 29, 2007	State Route 233, Eagle Lake Rd. 44°14′26″N 68°18′16″W	Bar Harbor
99	Sedgwick Historic District		01995-01-20January 20, 1995	Junction of State Route 172 and Old County Rd. 44°18′58″N 68°36′35″W	Sedgwick
100	Salome Sellers House		01983-01-27January 27, 1983	South of Deer Isle on State Route 172 44°11′59″N 68°39′58″W	Deer Isle
101	Shore Acres		02000-04-14April 14, 2000	791 Lamoine Beach Rd. 44°27′12″N 68°17′07″W	Lamoine Beach
102	Eric E. Soderholtz Cottage		01992-06-18June 18, 1992	Off the western side of State Route 186, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of U.S Route 1 44°27′52″N 68°05′41″W	West Gouldsboro
103	Somesville Historic District		01975-01-08January 8, 1975	Somes Harbor and its environs 44°21′44″N 68°19′53″W	Mount Desert
104	Sorrento Library		01995-06-20June 20, 1995	Southern side of Waukeag Ave. 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of its junction with State Route 185 44°28′22″N 68°11′18″W	Sorrento
105	Sproul's Cafe		01982-02-04February 4, 1982	128 Main St. 44°23′20″N 68°12′14″W	Bar Harbor
106	Stanwood Homestead		01973-06-19June 19, 1973	1 mile (1.6 km) south of Ellsworth on State Route 3 44°31′42″N 68°24′18″W	Ellsworth
107	Stone Barn Farm		02001-11-29November 29, 2001	Junction of Crooked Rd. and Norway Dr. 44°25′03″N 68°18′06″W	Salsbury Cove
108	Stonington Opera House		01991-10-16October 16, 1991	Northwestern corner of Main St. and Russ Hill Rd. 44°09′21″N 68°40′01″W	Stonington
109	Surry Town Hall		02008-10-16October 16, 2008	1217 Surry Rd. 44°29′50″N 68°29′29″W	Surry
110	Topside		01975-08-13August 13, 1975	Northern bank of Walker Pond off State Route 176 44°20′38″N 68°41′39″W	Brooksville
111	The Turrets		01974-12-24December 24, 1974	Eden St. 44°23′41″N 68°13′13″W	Bar Harbor
112	Union Church of Northeast Harbor		01998-06-26June 26, 1998	21 Summit Rd. 44°17′40″N 68°17′29″W	Northeast Harbor
113	US Post Office-Bar Harbor Main		01986-05-02May 2, 1986	Cottage St. 44°23′16″N 68°13′14″W	Bar Harbor
114	Von Mach Site (ME l5l/02)		01989-01-17January 17, 1989	Address Restricted	Brooksville
115	Waldo-Hancock Bridge		01985-06-20June 20, 1985	U.S. Route 1 44°33′37″N 68°48′08″W	Verona
116	West Brooksville Congregational Church		01995-06-20June 20, 1995	Eastern side of State Route 176, 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of its junction with Varnum Rd. 44°23′42″N 68°45′28″W	West Brooksville
117	West Gouldsboro Union Church		01990-06-14June 14, 1990	State Route 186 between Jones Cove and Jones Pond 44°27′55″N 68°05′41″W	West Gouldsboro
118	West Gouldsboro Village Library		01991-10-23October 23, 1991	Eastern side of State Route 186 between Jones Cove and Jones Pond 44°27′56″N 68°05′41″W	West Gouldsboro
119	West Street Historic District		01980-05-06May 6, 1980	West St. between Billings Ave. and Eden St. 44°23′28″N 68°12′41″W	Bar Harbor
120	E. B. White House		01986-09-22September 22, 1986	State Route 175 44°37′05″N 68°33′11″W	Brooklin
121	Samuel Kidder Whiting House		01983-07-14July 14, 1983	214 Main St 44°32′37″N 68°25′18″W	Ellsworth
122	Wilson Hall		01983-04-27April 27, 1983	Franklin St. 44°34′31″N 68°47′51″W	Bucksport
123	Winter Harbor Light Station		01988-02-01February 1, 1988	Mark Island, Winter Harbor 44°21′42″N 68°05′18″W	Winter Harbor

Former listings

	Site name	Image	Date listed/removed	Location	City or town	Summary
1	Atlantic Schoolhouse		Listed 01996-01-19January 19, 1996, removed 02010-04-27April 27, 2010	Southern side of Town Rd. 44°10′16″N 68°25′17″W	Atlantic
2	Wickyup		Listed as NHL 01970-08-29August 29, 1970, removed 01986-03-05March 5, 1986	vicinity of East Sullivan 44°10′16″N 68°25′17″W	Sullivan	Summer estate of explorer Richard E. Byrd, destroyed by fire in 1984.

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Maine
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Maine
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Acadia National Park