Historic places in Calais, Maine
Calais in Washington County has 16 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 9 buildings, 5 districts, 2 sites. The first was listed in 1978 and the most recent in 2014. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, politics/government, community planning and development. Open to visitors: Calais Free Library.
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Every National Register listing in Calais
Gilmore House
The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was designed by New Brunswick architect Matthew Stead and built c. 1850, probably for Alexander Gilmore, an Irish immigrant and local merchant. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #79000380
Washburn, George, House
The 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built c. 1855 by George Washburn, and is one of a trio of Gothic Revival houses standing in a row. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #82000790
Calais Free Library
Calais Free Library is the public library in Calais, Maine, United States. [Wikipedia]
Union St., 0.05 mi. NW of jct. with US 1 · NPS record #01000370
Calais Historic District
The Calais Historic District encompasses a city block of 19th-century commercial buildings in the center of Calais, Maine. [Wikipedia]
Church, Main and North Sts. · NPS record #78000204
Calais Observatory (also Old Calais Academy Grounds)
The Calais Observatory is a pair of granite fixtures in Meridian Park in Calais, Maine. [Wikipedia]
Meridian Park, North St. · NPS record #12001069
Calais Residential Historic District (also See also:Job Holmes House; Holmes Cottage)
The Calais Residential Historic District encompasses the town's best collection of well-preserved 19th-century residences in Calais, Maine. [Wikipedia]
Roughly, area along Main St. and Calais Ave., from Calais Ave. to Swan St. · NPS record #94001248
Devils Head Site (also Maine Archaeological Survey site 97.10)
The Devils Head Site, designated Site 97.10 by the Maine Archaeological Survey, is a prehistoric and historic archaeological site in Calais, Maine. [Wikipedia]
Address not published · NPS record #06000395
Hamilton, Thomas, House
Built about 1857, it is a high-style Italianate house, unusual in its sophistication for what was then a remote frontier setting. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #82000788
Hinckley Hill Historic District (also See also:Washburn,George,House; Gilmore,Alexander,House)
The Hinckley Hill Historic District encompasses a well-preserved collection of stylish mid-19th century residences in Calais, Maine. [Wikipedia]
Roughly, 305--326 Main St. · NPS record #94001244
Holmes Cottage
Estimated to have been built about 1820, it is the oldest surviving structure in the town, and is notable for its association with Dr. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #87001855
Holmes, Dr. Job, House (also The Holmestead)
The Dr. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #90000579
Jellison, Theodore, House (also The Stone House)
Built in 1825, it is one of the oldest surviving residences in the town, and an impressive local example of granite construction. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #84000274
Pike's Mile Markers
Pike's Mile Markers are a series of twelve stone mileposts along United States Route 1 in Robbinston and Calais in far eastern Washington County, Maine. [Wikipedia]
Twelve locations spaced 1 mi. apart along E side of US 1 between Robbinston and Calais · NPS record #94001548
St. Anne's Episcopal Church
St. [Wikipedia]
Church St. · NPS record #82000789
U.S. Inspection Station-Calais (Ferry Point), Maine (also Calais Inspection Station; Ferry Point Inspection Station)
1 Main St. · NPS record #14000559
Whitlocks Mill Light Station
The Whitlocks Mill Light is a lighthouse on the south bank of the St. [Wikipedia]
S bank of St. Croix River · NPS record #87002276
Other towns in Washington County
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