Historic places in Auburn, Maine

Auburn in Androscoggin County has 24 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 20 buildings, 3 districts, 1 site. The first was listed in 1974 and the most recent in 2020. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, industry, commerce. Open to visitors: Auburn Public Library.

Every National Register listing in Auburn

  1. Androscoggin County Courthouse and Jail

    Listed December 29, 1983 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Politics/GovernmentArchitecture

    The Androscoggin County Courthouse and Jail is located at 2 Turner Street in Auburn, Maine, the county seat of Androscoggin County. [Wikipedia]

    2 Turner St. · NPS record #83003633

  2. Auburn Commercial Historic District

    Listed December 29, 2014 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureCommercePolitics/GovernmentSocial HistoryIndustry

    The Auburn Commercial Historic District encompasses the main late 19th-century historic downtown area of Auburn, Maine. [Wikipedia]

    Main & Court Sts. · NPS record #14001087

  3. Auburn Public Library

    Listed March 22, 1984 · Building · Local significance · Open to visitors

    Architecture

    Auburn Public Library is the public library of Auburn, Maine. [Wikipedia]

    49 Spring St. · NPS record #84001357

  4. Barker Mill

    Listed May 8, 1979 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    The Barker Mill is an historic mill at 143 Mill Street in Auburn, Maine. [Wikipedia]

    143 Mill St. · NPS record #79000123

  5. Briggs, William, Homestead

    Listed March 20, 1986 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Exploration/SettlementArchitecture

    Built in 1797 by one of the area's early settlers, it is one of Auburn's oldest surviving buildings. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #86000477

  6. Cushman, Charles L., House

    Listed June 16, 1980 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    Built in 1889 for the son of a major local shoe manufacturer, it is unusual as an example of Queen Anne architecture executed in stone, and is one of the finest residential commissions of Lewiston architect George M. Coombs. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #80000210

  7. Day, Holman, House

    Listed January 20, 1978 · Building · National significance · Access information not verified

    LiteratureArchitecturePerforming Arts

    Built in 1895, it is one of the state's finest examples of Queen Anne architecture, and is further notable as the home of Maine author Holman Day. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #78000155

  8. Dingley, Frank L., House

    Listed April 23, 1980 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    The Frank L. Dingley House is a historic house in Auburn, Maine, United States. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #80000211

  9. Engine House (also Auburn Central Fire Station)

    Listed May 22, 1978 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #78000156

  10. First Universalist Church

    Listed May 7, 1979 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The First Universalist Church is a historic church building on the corner of Pleasant, Elm, and Spring Streets in Auburn, Maine. [Wikipedia]

    Elm and Pleasant Sts. · NPS record #79000126

  11. Foss, Horatio G., House

    Listed November 21, 1976 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    It was built in 1914 to a design by Gibbs & Pulsifer for Horatio Gates Foss, owner of a major local shoe factory, and is also notable for its well-preserved Colonial Revival styling. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #76000084

  12. Free Baptist Church (also Penley Corner Church)

    Listed July 13, 1989 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Free Baptist Church, also known as the Penley Corner Church, is a historic church on Riverside Drive in Auburn, Maine. [Wikipedia]

    Riverside Dr. · NPS record #89000843

  13. Garcelon, A. A., House

    Listed June 13, 1986 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Built in 1890 for a prominent local businessman, it is an example of Queen Anne Victorian architecture. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #86001269

  14. Gay-Munroe House

    Listed December 31, 2001 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureIndustry

    Built in 1878 for Charles Gay, a local shoe manufacturer, it features an architecturally eclectic mix of Late Victorian decorations. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #01001422

  15. Jordan, Charles A., House (also Deacon French House)

    Listed July 15, 1974 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Built c. 1880, it is one of the finest examples of Second Empire style in the state. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #74000147

  16. Jordan, F.M., House (also 18 Laural Avenue)

    Listed December 29, 2014 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureCommunity Planning And DevelopmentCommerceEuropean

    Built in 1881, it is one of the finest examples of Second Empire style in the state. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #14001088

  17. Lamoreau Site (also Maine Archeological Survey 23.13)

    Listed July 13, 1989 · Site · State significance · Access information not verified

    Prehistoric

    The Lamoreau Site, also known as the Maine Archaeological Survey Site 23.13 is a Precontact Native American archaeological site in Auburn, Maine. [Wikipedia]

    Address not published · NPS record #89000837

  18. Little, Edward, House

    Listed May 12, 1976 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Exploration/SettlementArchitectureSocial History

    Built in 1827, the Federal style house is one of the oldest on the south side of Auburn, and is most notable as the home of Edward Little, a major landowner and proponent of the development of Auburn. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #76000086

  19. Main Street Historic District (also See Also:Foss, Horatio, House; Garcelon, A. A., House)

    Listed April 21, 1989 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryCommunity Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The Main Street Historic District is a small residential historic district south of the downtown area of Auburn, Maine. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly bounded by Drummond, Main, Elm, and High Sts. · NPS record #89000255

  20. Munroe, Horace, House

    Listed November 10, 1980 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Built in 1899–1900 to a design by William R. Miller, it is one of Auburn's finest examples of Queen Anne architecture. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #80000213

  21. Roak Block

    Listed January 28, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryCommerceArchitecture

    The Roak Block is an historic commercial-industrial building at 144-170 Main Street in Auburn, Maine. [Wikipedia]

    144-170 Main St. · NPS record #82000738

  22. Robinson, William A., House

    Listed April 3, 1993 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Built in 1874, it is one of the region's finest examples of Late Gothic Revival architecture, and is the state's only surviving work of local architects Herbert and Balston Kenway. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #93000204

  23. Webster Grammar School

    Listed September 30, 2010 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureEducation

    The Webster Grammar School is an historic former school building at 95 Hampshire Street in Auburn, Maine. [Wikipedia]

    95 Hampshire St · NPS record #10000806

  24. West Auburn School

    Listed March 13, 2020 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureEducation

    740 West Auburn Rd. · NPS record #100005097

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