National Register of Historic Places listings in Knox County, Maine

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

Location of Knox County in 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 map.[1]

There are 96 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county; 10 of the properties are National Historic Landmarks. One property was once listed, but has since been removed.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted February 5, 2021.[2]
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Current listings
[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Ebenezer Alden House
Ebenezer Alden House
 April 28, 1975
(#75000100)		 Off State Route 131
44°12′44″N 69°16′03″W		 Union
2 Allen's Island December 15, 1983
(#83003646)		 In Muscongus Bay[6]
43°52′16″N 69°18′42″W		 St. George
3 American Boathouse February 19, 1982
(#82000761)		 Atlantic Ave.
44°12′40″N 69°03′48″W		 Camden
4 American Eagle (schooner)
American Eagle (schooner)
 December 4, 1991
(#91002064)		 Rockland Harbor
44°06′32″N 69°06′32″W		 Rockland National Historic Landmark
5 Joe Amesbury Place March 11, 1982
(#82000760)		 Address Restricted
 North Haven
6 Beechnut Hut Historic District
Beechnut Hut Historic District
 July 10, 2003
(#03000617)		 316 Beech Hill Rd.
44°10′07″N 69°06′15″W		 Rockport
7 Blackjack (friendship sloop) October 5, 2020
(#100005650)		 Rockland Harbor at 75 Mechanic St.
44°05′36″N 69°06′14″W		 Rockland
8 Bortz-Lewis Site March 11, 1982
(#82000762)		 Address Restricted
 North Haven
9 Browns Head Light Station
Browns Head Light Station
 January 27, 1983
(#83000460)		 Browns Head
44°06′42″N 68°54′35″W		 Vinalhaven
10 Bull Rock March 11, 1982
(#82000763)		 Address Restricted
 North Haven
11 Benjamin Burton Garrison Site September 9, 1983
(#83000461)		 Address Restricted
 Cushing
12 Cabot I Site March 11, 1982
(#82000764)		 Address Restricted
 North Haven
13 Camden Great Fire Historic District
Camden Great Fire Historic District
 January 9, 2007
(#06001221)		 Elm and Main Sts.
44°12′35″N 69°03′57″W		 Camden
14 Camden Opera House Block
Camden Opera House Block
 December 29, 1986
(#86003539)		 Off U.S. Route 1
44°12′32″N 69°04′01″W		 Camden
15 Camden Amphitheater and Public Library
Camden Amphitheater and Public Library
 February 27, 2013
(#13000285)		 55 Main St.
44°12′41″N 69°03′51″W		 Camden
16 Camden Yacht Club
Camden Yacht Club
 January 11, 1980
(#80000378)		 Bay View St.
44°12′26″N 69°03′43″W		 Camden
17 Chestnut Street Historic District
Chestnut Street Historic District
 March 22, 1991
(#91000325)		 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
18 The Common
The Common
 November 7, 2007
(#07001151)		 Between Common and Burkett Rds.
44°12′41″N 69°16′30″W		 Union
19 Conway House
Conway House
 December 23, 1969
(#69000010)		 Conway Rd.
44°12′01″N 69°04′52″W		 Camden
20 Crocker Site March 11, 1982
(#82000765)		 Address Restricted
 North Haven
21 Curtis Island Light
Curtis Island Light
 May 17, 1973
(#73000263)		 3.8 miles from Camden Harbor in Penobscot Bay
44°12′07″N 69°03′03″W		 Camden
22 Dunn & Elliot Sail Loft March 13, 2020
(#100005096)		 54 Water St.
44°04′26″N 69°11′08″W		 Thomaston
23 Farnsworth Homestead
Farnsworth Homestead
 May 25, 1973
(#73000241)		 21 Elm St.
44°06′11″N 69°06′39″W		 Rockland
24 Finnish Congregational Church and Parsonage
Finnish Congregational Church and Parsonage
 June 24, 1994
(#94000639)		 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
25 Gaunt Neck Site Complex December 28, 2005
(#05001467)		 Address Restricted
43°58′59″N 69°18′20″W		 Cushing
26 Georges River Canal
Georges River Canal
 March 5, 1970
(#70000048)		 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
27 Goose Rocks Light Station
Goose Rocks Light Station
 January 21, 1988
(#87002267)		 East Entrance to the Fox Islands Thorofare
44°08′07″N 68°49′52″W		 North Haven
28 Grace Bailey (two-masted schooner)
Grace Bailey (two-masted schooner)
 October 1, 1990
(#90001466)		 Camden Harbor
44°12′36″N 69°03′50″W		 Camden National Historic Landmark
29 Gooden Grant House December 18, 2013
(#13000926)		 1 Head Harbor
44°01′27″N 68°37′07″W		 Isle au Haut
30 Gushee Family House
Gushee Family House
 October 8, 1998
(#98001235)		 2868 Sennebec Rd.
44°17′13″N 69°14′54″W		 Appleton
31 Herald Building December 24, 2020
(#100005940)		 10 Bay View St.
44°12′34″N 69°03′51″W		 Camden
32 Heron Neck Light Station
Heron Neck Light Station
 January 21, 1988
(#87002266)		 Heron Neck on Greens Island
44°01′31″N 68°51′45″W		 Vinalhaven
33 High Street Historic District
High Street Historic District
 January 5, 1989
(#88001843)		 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 September 24, 1999
34 Indian Island Light Station
Indian Island Light Station
 March 23, 1988
(#87002539)		 Indian Island in Rockport Harbor
44°09′55″N 69°03′42″W		 Rockport
35 Isaac H. Evans (schooner)
Isaac H. Evans (schooner)
 December 4, 1991
(#91002061)		 Rockland Harbor
44°06′32″N 69°06′32″W		 Rockland National Historic Landmark
36 Isle Au Haut Light Station
Isle Au Haut Light Station
 January 21, 1988
(#87002265)		 Robinson Point
44°03′53″N 68°39′07″W		 Isle Au Haut
37 J. & E. Riggin (schooner)
J. & E. Riggin (schooner)
 December 4, 1991
(#91002062)		 Rockland Harbor
44°06′26″N 69°06′23″W		 Rockland National Historic Landmark
38 Thomas King Inscription May 7, 1979
(#79000152)		 Address Restricted
 Cushing
39 Knox County Courthouse
Knox County Courthouse
 April 18, 1977
(#77000075)		 62 Union St.
44°06′14″N 69°06′43″W		 Rockland
40 Land's End Historic District
Land's End Historic District
 September 8, 2011
(#11000633)		 Marshall Point & Cottage Rds., Lentine & Land's End Lns.
43°55′16″N 69°15′19″W		 Saint George
41 Lermond Mill
Lermond Mill
 December 27, 1984
(#84000499)		 Payson Rd.
44°12′51″N 69°13′28″W		 Union
42 Lewis R. French (schooner)
Lewis R. French (schooner)
 December 4, 1991
(#82005263)		 Camden Harbor
44°12′37″N 69°03′46″W		 Camden National Historic Landmark
43 Main Street Historic District
Main Street Historic District
 June 7, 1978
(#78000182)		 Main St. from Limerock to Winter Sts.; also 428-497 Main St.
44°06′14″N 69°06′34″W		 Rockland Second set of addresses represents a boundary increase, listed January 4, 2012
44 Marshall Point Light Station
Marshall Point Light Station
 March 23, 1988
(#87002262)		 Marshall Point in Port Clyde Harbor
43°55′02″N 69°15′42″W		 Port Clyde
45 Matinicus Rock Light Station
Matinicus Rock Light Station
 March 14, 1988
(#88000149)		 Matinicus Rock
43°47′06″N 68°51′16″W		 Matinicus Isle
46 Joseph and Hannah Maxcy Homestead
Joseph and Hannah Maxcy Homestead
 July 28, 2004
(#04000743)		 630 S. Union Rd.
44°11′47″N 69°15′50″W		 Union
47 Megunticook Golf Club
Megunticook Golf Club
 July 22, 1993
(#93000636)		 212 Calderwood Ln.
44°11′03″N 69°03′49″W		 Rockport Misspelled "Mequnticook" in the National Register listing.
48 Mercantile (schooner)
Mercantile (schooner)
 December 4, 1991
(#82005265)		 Camden Harbor
44°12′38″N 69°03′46″W		 Camden
49 Mt. Battie Tower December 31, 2018
(#100003259)		 At summit loop of Mt. Battie Rd.
44°13′23″N 69°04′08″W		 Camden
50 Mosquito Island House
Mosquito Island House
 September 29, 1983
(#83000462)		 South of St. George on Mosquito Island
43°55′21″N 69°13′22″W		 St. George
51 Mullen's Cove March 30, 1984
(#84001382)		 Address Restricted
 North Haven
52 Murch Family House March 25, 1993
(#93000205)		 Southeastern side of Calderwood Neck, 2 miles northeast of North Haven Rd.
44°06′00″N 68°49′05″W		 Vinalhaven
53 Norumbega
Norumbega
 July 12, 1974
(#74000174)		 High St.
44°13′04″N 69°03′26″W		 Camden
54 Norumbega Carriage House February 19, 1982
(#82000766)		 High St.
44°13′00″N 69°03′25″W		 Camden
55 Olson House
Olson House
 August 31, 1995
(#93001114)		 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.
56 Owls Head Light Station
Owls Head Light Station
 January 18, 1978
(#78000183)		 Northeast of Owls Head on W. Penobscot Bay
44°05′30″N 69°02′41″W		 Owls Head
57 Pleasant River Grange No. 492 October 8, 1999
(#99001190)		 Round Island Rd., 0.15 miles east of its junction with N. Haven Rd.
44°04′33″N 68°50′20″W		 Vinalhaven
58 Rankin Block
Rankin Block
 November 7, 1978
(#78000184)		 600-610 Main St.
44°06′32″N 69°06′38″W		 Rockland
59 Rockland Breakwater
Rockland Breakwater
 April 11, 2003
(#03000203)		 South of Jameson Point
44°06′14″N 69°04′41″W		 Rockland
60 Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse
Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse
 March 20, 1981
(#81000067)		 Rockland Harbor
44°06′14″N 69°04′40″W		 Rockland
61 Rockland Public Library
Rockland Public Library
 July 10, 1979
(#79000153)		 Union St.
44°06′19″N 69°06′45″W		 Rockland
62 Rockland Railroad Station
Rockland Railroad Station
 February 7, 1978
(#78000327)		 Union St.
44°06′03″N 69°06′41″W		 Rockland
63 Rockland Residential Historic District
Rockland Residential Historic District
 April 15, 1987
(#86003513)		 Roughly bounded by Granite, Union, Masonic, Broad, Limerock, and Broadway Sts.
44°06′18″N 69°06′53″W		 Rockland
64 Rockland Turntable and Engine House
Rockland Turntable and Engine House
 June 24, 1993
(#90001953)		 Park St. west of the Rockland railroad station
44°06′04″N 69°07′23″W		 Rockland
65 Rockport Historic District
Rockport Historic District
 May 28, 1976
(#76000099)		 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
66 Rockport Historic Kiln Area
Rockport Historic Kiln Area
 January 26, 1970
(#70000090)		 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
67 Saddleback Ledge Light Station
Saddleback Ledge Light Station
 March 14, 1988
(#88000158)		 Saddleback Ledge at Isle Au Haut Bay
44°00′51″N 68°43′36″W		 Vinalhaven
68 Sail Loft
Sail Loft
 October 28, 1977
(#77000076)		 Off State Route 131
43°57′55″N 69°12′36″W		 Tenants Harbor
69 Security Trust Building
Security Trust Building
 January 20, 1978
(#78000185)		 Elm and Main Sts.
44°06′13″N 69°06′35″W		 Rockland
70 Singhi Double House March 28, 2019
(#100003589)		 198-200 Broadway
44°06′17″N 69°07′04″W		 Rockland Apparently incorrectly listed in Rockport.
71 Spite House
Spite House
 August 13, 1974
(#74000175)		 Deadman's Point
44°10′31″N 69°03′18″W		 Rockport
72 Star of Hope Lodge February 19, 1982
(#82000767)		 Maine St.
44°02′52″N 68°49′59″W		 Vinalhaven
73 Stephen Taber (schooner)
Stephen Taber (schooner)
 July 30, 1984
(#84001386)		 Rockland Harbor
44°06′20″N 69°06′27″W		 Rockland National Historic Landmark
74 Strand Theatre
Strand Theatre
 December 2, 2004
(#04001284)		 345 Main St.
44°06′10″N 69°06′33″W		 Rockland
75 Surprise (schooner)
Surprise (schooner)
 June 14, 1991
(#91000771)		 Camden Harbor
44°12′38″N 69°03′48″W		 Camden
76 Tenants Harbor Light Station
Tenants Harbor Light Station
 November 20, 1987
(#87002026)		 Southern Island
43°57′43″N 69°11′18″W		 Tenants Harbor
77 Thomaston Historic District
Thomaston Historic District
 May 2, 1974
(#74000176)		 Runs along US 1 between Wadsworth St. and State Route 131
44°04′38″N 69°10′54″W		 Thomaston
78 George Thorndike House
George Thorndike House
 January 11, 1983
(#83000463)		 State Route 73
44°03′21″N 69°07′23″W		 South Thomaston
79 Tillson Farm Barn
Tillson Farm Barn
 December 18, 1990
(#90001902)		 Warrenton Rd. southeast of its junction with Commercial St.
44°07′49″N 69°05′23″W		 Glen Cove
80 Gen. Davis Tillson House
Gen. Davis Tillson House
 January 11, 1983
(#83000464)		 157 Talbot Ave.
44°06′34″N 69°07′19″W		 Rockland
81 Tolman Cemetery
Tolman Cemetery
 October 12, 2017
(#100001741)		 39 Lake Ave.
44°07′33″N 69°07′14″W		 Rockland
82 Turner Farm II March 11, 1982
(#82000768)		 Address Restricted
 North Haven
83 Turner Farm Site March 26, 1976
(#76000100)		 Address Restricted
 North Haven
84 Union Church of Vinalhaven July 19, 1984
(#84001388)		 E. Main St.
44°02′54″N 68°49′52″W		 Vinalhaven
85 Union Meeting House (Appleton) October 8, 2014
(#14000836)		 2875 Sennebec Rd.
44°17′15″N 69°14′51″W		 Appleton
86 Union Town House (Former)
Union Town House (Former)
 December 31, 2001
(#01001419)		 128 Town House Rd.
44°12′47″N 69°16′30″W		 Union
87 US Post Office-Camden Main
US Post Office-Camden Main
 September 25, 1986
(#86002960)		 Chestnut St.
44°12′31″N 69°03′53″W		 Camden
88 Victory Chimes (Schooner)
Victory Chimes (Schooner)
 June 24, 1996
(#93000637)		 North End Shipyard, Rockland Harbor
44°06′41″N 69°06′14″W		 Rockland National Historic Landmark
89 The Vinalhaven Galamander July 1, 1970
(#70000049)		 Bandstand Park
44°02′53″N 68°49′53″W		 Vinalhaven
90 Vinalhaven Public Library January 5, 1989
(#88003014)		 Carver St.
44°02′55″N 68°49′55″W		 Vinalhaven
91 Moses Webster House
Moses Webster House
 April 1, 1998
(#98000309)		 Atlantic Ave., 0.05 miles east of the junction of Main St. and Atlantic Ave.
44°02′51″N 68°49′53″W		 Vinalhaven
92 Wharf House October 16, 1991
(#91001508)		 Southeast of the junction of Main and Smith Sts.
44°07′37″N 68°52′16″W		 North Haven
93 Whitehead Lifesaving Station October 12, 1988
(#88001839)		 Southern side of Whitehead Island
43°58′43″N 69°07′57″W		 Sprucehead
94 Whitehead Light Station
Whitehead Light Station
 March 14, 1988
(#88000154)		 Eastern side of Whitehead Island
43°58′47″N 69°07′30″W		 Tenants Harbor
95 Whitney Farm
Whitney Farm
 March 17, 2015
(#15000087)		 215 Whitney Rd.
44°19′44″N 69°13′50″W		 Appleton Extends into Searsmont in Waldo County
96 Timothy and Jane Williams House
Timothy and Jane Williams House
 December 21, 2005
(#05001441)		 34 Old County Rd.
44°06′09″N 69°08′34″W		 Rockland

Former and moved listings
[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Summary
1 Knott Crockett House October 14, 1993
(#93001112)		July 14, 2015 750 Main St.
44°06′43″N 69°06′26″W		 Rockland
2 Timberwind (Schooner)
Timberwind (Schooner)
 March 26, 1992
(#92000274)		moved to Belfast in 2015 and Portland in 2018[7] Thompson's Wharf
Coordinates missing		 Rockport
3 Wendameen (Yacht)
Wendameen (Yacht)
 March 26, 1992
(#92000273)		moved to Portland[8] Maine State Pier, Commercial St.
Coordinates missing		 Camden

See also

References
  1. The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved on February 5, 2021.
  3. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  5. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. Coordinates derived from its entry in the GNIS; the NRIS provides no coordinates
  7. Historic Belfast-based schooner sold, moving to Portland
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-15. Retrieved 2016-04-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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