National Register of Historic Places listings in Knox County, Maine

Location of Knox County in Maine.

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Knox 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 92 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county; 11 of the properties—nine schooners, the Olson House, and the Camden Public Library—are National Historic Landmarks.

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	Ebenezer Alden House		01975-04-28April 28, 1975	Off State Route 131 44°12′44″N 69°16′03″W	Union
2	Allen's Island		01983-12-15December 15, 1983	In Muscongus Bay 43°52′16″N 69°18′42″W	St. George
3	American Boathouse		01982-02-19February 19, 1982	Atlantic Ave. 44°12′40″N 69°03′48″W	Camden
4	AMERICAN EAGLE (schooner)		01991-12-04December 4, 1991	Rockland Harbor 44°06′32″N 69°06′32″W	Rockland	National Historic Landmark
5	Joe Amesbury Place		01982-03-11March 11, 1982	Address Restricted	North Haven
6	Beechnut Hut Historic District		02003-07-10July 10, 2003	316 Beech Hill Rd. 44°10′07″N 69°06′15″W	Rockport
7	Bortz-Lewis Site		01982-03-11March 11, 1982	Address Restricted	North Haven
8	Browns Head Light Station		01983-01-27January 27, 1983	Browns Head 44°06′42″N 68°54′35″W	Vinalhaven
9	Bull Rock		01982-03-11March 11, 1982	Address Restricted	North Haven
10	Benjamin Burton Garrison Site		01983-09-09September 9, 1983	Address Restricted	Cushing
11	Cabot I Site		01982-03-11March 11, 1982	Address Restricted	North Haven
12	Camden Great Fire Historic District		02007-01-09January 9, 2007	Elm and Main Sts. 44°12′35″N 69°03′57″W	Camden
13	Camden Opera House Block		01986-12-29December 29, 1986	Off U.S. Route 1 44°12′32″N 69°04′01″W	Camden
14	Camden Amphitheater and Public Library		02013-02-27February 27, 2013	55 Main St. 44°12′40″N 69°03′52″W	Camden
15	Camden Yacht Club		01980-01-11January 11, 1980	Bay View St. 44°12′26″N 69°03′43″W	Camden
16	Chestnut Street Historic District		01991-03-22March 22, 1991	Chestnut St. from Elm to Beacon Ave., including parts of Penobscot, Pleasant and Wood Sts., and Dillingham Pt. 44°12′13″N 69°03′43″W	Camden
17	The Common		02007-11-07November 7, 2007	Between Common and Burkett Rds. 44°12′41″N 69°16′30″W	Union
18	Conway House		01969-12-23December 23, 1969	Conway Rd. 44°12′01″N 69°04′52″W	Camden
19	Crocker Site		01982-03-11March 11, 1982	Address Restricted	North Haven
20	Knott Crockett House		01993-10-14October 14, 1993	750 Main St. 44°06′43″N 69°06′26″W	Rockland
21	Curtis Island Light		01973-05-17May 17, 1973	3.8 miles from Camden Harbor in Penobscot Bay 44°12′07″N 69°03′03″W	Camden
22	Farnsworth Homestead		01973-05-25May 25, 1973	21 Elm St. 44°06′11″N 69°06′39″W	Rockland
23	Finnish Congregational Church and Parsonage		01994-06-24June 24, 1994	Eastern side of State Route 131, 0.9 miles south of its junction with U.S. Route 1 44°04′18″N 69°09′43″W	South Thomaston
24	Gaunt Neck Site Complex		02005-12-28December 28, 2005	Address Restricted 43°58′59″N 69°18′20″W	Cushing
25	Georges River Canal		01970-03-05March 5, 1970	Upper Falls of the Georges River in Warren to the Union town line, extending to Quantabacook Pond in Searsmont 44°15′N 69°15′W	Appleton, Union, and Warren
26	Goose Rocks Light Station		01988-01-21January 21, 1988	East Entrance to the Fox Islands Thorofare 44°08′07″N 68°49′52″W	North Haven
27	GRACE BAILEY (two-masted schooner)		01990-10-01October 1, 1990	Camden Harbor 44°12′36″N 69°03′50″W	Camden	National Historic Landmark
28	Gushee Family House		01998-10-08October 8, 1998	2868 Sennebec Rd. 44°17′13″N 69°14′54″W	Appleton
29	Heron Neck Light Station		01988-01-21January 21, 1988	Heron Neck on Greens Island 44°01′31″N 68°51′45″W	Vinalhaven
30	High Street Historic District		01989-01-05January 5, 1989	Roughly High St. between Main St. and Sherman Point Rd.; also the junction of Main St. and Atlantic Ave. 44°12′58″N 69°03′40″W	Camden	Main and Atlantic intersection represents a boundary increase
31	Indian Island Light Station		01988-03-23March 23, 1988	Indian Island in Rockport Harbor 44°09′55″N 69°03′42″W	Rockport
32	ISAAC H. EVANS (schooner)		01991-12-04December 4, 1991	Rockland Harbor 44°06′32″N 69°06′32″W	Rockland	National Historic Landmark
33	Isle Au Haut Light Station		01988-01-21January 21, 1988	Robinson Point 44°03′53″N 68°39′07″W	Isle Au Haut
34	J. & E. RIGGIN (schooner)		01991-12-04December 4, 1991	Rockland Harbor 44°06′26″N 69°06′23″W	Rockland	National Historic Landmark
35	Thomas King Inscription		01979-05-07May 7, 1979	Address Restricted	Cushing
36	Knox County Courthouse		01977-04-18April 18, 1977	62 Union St. 44°06′14″N 69°06′43″W	Rockland
37	Land's End Historic District		02011-09-08September 8, 2011	Marshall Point & Cottage Rds., Lentine & Land's End Lns. 43°55′16″N 69°15′19″W	Saint George
38	Lermond Mill		01984-12-27December 27, 1984	Union Village 44°12′51″N 69°13′30″W	Union
39	LEWIS R. FRENCH (schooner)		01991-12-04December 4, 1991	North End Shipyard 44°06′32″N 69°06′32″W	Rockland	National Historic Landmark
40	Main Street Historic District		01978-06-07June 7, 1978	Main St. from Limerock to Winter Sts. Boundary increase (listed January 4, 2012): 428-497 Main St. 44°06′14″N 69°06′34″W	Rockland
41	Marshall Point Light Station		01988-03-23March 23, 1988	Marshall Point in Port Clyde Harbor 43°55′02″N 69°15′42″W	Port Clyde
42	Matinicus Rock Light Station		01988-03-14March 14, 1988	Matinicus Rock 43°47′06″N 68°51′16″W	Matinicus Isle
43	Joseph and Hannah Maxcy Homestead		02004-07-28July 28, 2004	630 S. Union Rd. 44°11′47″N 69°15′50″W	Union
44	Mequnticook Golf Club		01993-07-22July 22, 1993	212 Calderwood Ln. 44°11′03″N 69°03′49″W	Rockport
45	MERCANTILE (schooner)		01991-12-04December 4, 1991	Camden Harbor 44°12′38″N 69°03′46″W	Camden	National Historic Landmark
46	MERCANTILE (two-masted schooner)		01990-10-01October 1, 1990	Camden Harbor 44°12′37″N 69°03′50″W	Camden
47	Mosquito Island House		01983-09-29September 29, 1983	South of St. George on Mosquito Island 43°55′21″N 69°13′22″W	St. George
48	Mullen's Cove		01984-03-30March 30, 1984	Address Restricted	North Haven
49	Murch Family House		01993-03-25March 25, 1993	Southeastern side of Calderwood Neck, 2 miles northeast of North Haven Rd. 44°06′00″N 68°49′05″W	Vinalhaven
50	Norumbega		01974-07-12July 12, 1974	High St. 44°13′04″N 69°03′26″W	Camden
51	Norumbega Carriage House		01982-02-19February 19, 1982	High St. 44°13′00″N 69°03′25″W	Camden
52	Olson House		01995-08-31August 31, 1995	Eastern side of Hathorn Point Rd. 43°58′54″N 69°16′09″W	South Cushing vicinity	Andrew Wyeth spent 30 summers at the house and is buried on the grounds. National Historic Landmark designation June 23, 2011.
53	Owls Head Light Station		01978-01-18January 18, 1978	Northeast of Owls Head on W. Penobscot Bay 44°05′30″N 69°02′41″W	Owls Head
54	Pleasant River Grange No. 492		01999-10-08October 8, 1999	Round Island Rd., 0.15 miles east of its junction with N. Haven Rd. 44°04′33″N 68°50′20″W	Vinalhaven
55	Rankin Block		01978-11-07November 7, 1978	600-610 Main St. 44°06′32″N 69°06′38″W	Rockland
56	Rockland Breakwater		02003-04-11April 11, 2003	South of Jameson Point 44°06′14″N 69°04′41″W	Rockland
57	Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse		01981-03-20March 20, 1981	Rockland Harbor 44°06′14″N 69°04′40″W	Rockland
58	Rockland Public Library		01979-07-10July 10, 1979	Union St. 44°06′19″N 69°06′45″W	Rockland
59	Rockland Railroad Station		01978-02-07February 7, 1978	Union St. 44°06′03″N 69°06′41″W	Rockland
60	Rockland Residential Historic District		01987-04-15April 15, 1987	Roughly bounded by Granite, Union, Masonic, Broad, Limerock, and Broadway Sts. 44°06′18″N 69°06′53″W	Rockland
61	Rockland Turntable and Engine House		01993-06-24June 24, 1993	Park St. west of the Rockland railroad station 44°06′04″N 69°07′23″W	Rockland
62	Rockport Historic District		01976-05-28May 28, 1976	Irregular pattern along Pascal Ave. from Russell, Union, and Winter Sts. on the north to School St. on the south 44°11′08″N 69°04′28″W	Rockport
63	Rockport Historic Kiln Area		01970-01-26January 26, 1970	On the western side of the mouth of the Goose River at its confluence with Rockport Harbor 44°11′11″N 69°04′27″W	Rockport
64	ROSEWAY (schooner)		01997-09-25September 25, 1997	Camden Harbor 44°12′38″N 69°03′46″W	Camden	National Historic Landmark
65	Saddleback Ledge Light Station		01988-03-14March 14, 1988	Saddleback Ledge at Isle Au Haut Bay 44°00′51″N 68°43′36″W	Vinalhaven
66	Sail Loft		01977-10-28October 28, 1977	Off State Route 131 43°57′55″N 69°12′36″W	Tenants Harbor
67	Security Trust Building		01978-01-20January 20, 1978	Elm and Main Sts. 44°06′13″N 69°06′35″W	Rockland
68	Spite House		01974-08-13August 13, 1974	Deadman's Point 44°10′31″N 69°03′18″W	Rockport
69	Star of Hope Lodge		01982-02-19February 19, 1982	Maine St. 44°02′52″N 68°49′59″W	Vinalhaven
70	STEPHEN TABER (schooner)		01984-07-30July 30, 1984	Camden Harbor 44°12′38″N 69°03′49″W	Camden	National Historic Landmark
71	Strand Theatre		02004-12-02December 2, 2004	345 Main St. 44°06′10″N 69°06′33″W	Rockland
72	SURPRISE (schooner)		01991-06-14June 14, 1991	Camden Harbor 44°12′38″N 69°03′48″W	Camden
73	Tenants Harbor Light Station		01987-11-20November 20, 1987	Southern Island 43°57′43″N 69°11′18″W	Tenants Harbor
74	Thomaston Historic District		01974-05-02May 2, 1974	Runs through Blue Star Memorial Highway between Wadsworth St. and State Route 131 44°04′38″N 69°10′54″W	Thomaston
75	George Thorndike House		01983-01-11January 11, 1983	State Route 73 44°03′08″N 69°07′45″W	South Thomaston
76	Tillson Farm Barn		01990-12-18December 18, 1990	Warrenton Rd. southeast of its junction with Commercial St. 44°07′49″N 69°05′23″W	Glen Cove
77	Gen. Davis Tillson House		01983-01-11January 11, 1983	157 Talbot Ave. 44°06′34″N 69°07′19″W	Rockland
78	TIMBERWIND (Schooner)		01992-03-26March 26, 1992	Rockport Harbor 44°11′08″N 69°04′26″W	Rockport
79	Turner Farm II		01982-03-11March 11, 1982	Address Restricted	North Haven
80	Turner Farm Site		01976-03-26March 26, 1976	Address Restricted	North Haven
81	Union Church of Vinalhaven		01984-07-19July 19, 1984	E. Main St. 44°02′54″N 68°49′52″W	Vinalhaven
82	Union Town House (Former)		02001-12-31December 31, 2001	128 Town House Rd. 44°12′47″N 69°16′30″W	Union
83	US Post Office-Camden Main		01986-09-25September 25, 1986	Chestnut St. 44°12′31″N 69°03′53″W	Camden
84	VICTORY CHIMES (Schooner)		01996-06-24June 24, 1996	North End Shipyard, Rockland Harbor 44°06′41″N 69°06′14″W	Rockland	National Historic Landmark
85	The Vinalhaven Galamander		01970-07-01July 1, 1970	Bandstand Park 44°02′51″N 68°49′57″W	Vinalhaven
86	Vinalhaven Public Library		01989-01-05January 5, 1989	Carver St. 44°02′55″N 68°49′55″W	Vinalhaven
87	Moses Webster House		01998-04-01April 1, 1998	Atlantic Ave., 0.05 miles east of the junction of Main St. and Atlantic Ave. 44°02′51″N 68°49′53″W	Vinalhaven
88	WENDAMEEN (Yacht)		01992-03-26March 26, 1992	Camden Harbor 44°12′34″N 69°03′48″W	Camden
89	Wharf House		01991-10-16October 16, 1991	Southeast of the junction of Main and Smith Sts. 44°07′37″N 68°52′16″W	North Haven
90	Whitehead Lifesaving Station		01988-10-12October 12, 1988	Southern side of Whitehead Island 43°58′43″N 69°07′57″W	Sprucehead
91	Whitehead Light Station		01988-03-14March 14, 1988	Eastern side of Whitehead Island 43°58′47″N 69°07′30″W	Tenants Harbor
92	Timothy and Jane Williams House		02005-12-21December 21, 2005	34 Old County Rd. 44°06′09″N 69°08′34″W	Rockland

See also

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