Historic places in Camden, Maine

Camden in Knox County has 21 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 9 buildings, 7 structures, 5 districts. The first was listed in 1969 and the most recent in 2020. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, entertainment/recreation, transportation. 4 are National Historic Landmarks: Camden Amphitheatre and Public Library, GRACE BAILEY (two-masted schooner), MERCANTILE (schooner), STEPHEN TABER (schooner). Open to visitors: Camden Amphitheatre and Public Library.

Every National Register listing in Camden

1. Camden Amphitheatre and Public Library

   Listed February 27, 2013 · District · National Historic Landmark (February 27, 2013) · National significance · Open to visitors

   The Camden Public Library is the public library serving Camden, Maine, United States. [Wikipedia]

   55 Main St. · NPS record #13000285

2. GRACE BAILEY (two-masted schooner) (also Two-masted Schooner GRACE BAILEY)

   Listed October 1, 1990 · Structure · National Historic Landmark (December 4, 1991) · National, State significance · Access information not verified

   TransportationConservationArchitectureEntertainment/RecreationMaritime History

   Grace Bailey, also known for many years as Mattie, is a two-masted schooner whose home port is Camden Harbor, Camden, Maine. [Wikipedia]

   Camden Harbor · NPS record #90001466

3. MERCANTILE (schooner) (also Two-masted schooner LEWIS R. FRENCH)

   Listed December 4, 1991 · Structure · National Historic Landmark (December 4, 1991) · National significance · Access information not verified

   ConservationTransportationMaritime HistoryArchitecture

   Mercantile is a two-masted schooner berthed in Camden Harbor, Camden, Maine. [Wikipedia]

   Camden Harbor · NPS record #82005265

4. STEPHEN TABER (schooner) (also Two-masted Schooner STEPHEN TABER)

   Listed July 30, 1984 · Structure · National Historic Landmark (December 4, 1991) · National significance · Access information not verified

   Entertainment/RecreationMaritime HistoryArchitectureTransportationCommerceConservation

   Stephen Taber is a two-masted schooner, built in 1871, operating as a "windjammer" in the tourist trade out of Rockland, Maine. [Wikipedia]

   Camden Harbor · NPS record #84001386

5. American Boathouse

   Listed February 19, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

   Entertainment/Recreation

   The American Boathouse is a historic boathouse on Atlantic Avenue in Camden, Maine. [Wikipedia]

   Atlantic Ave. · NPS record #82000761

6. Camden Great Fire Historic District

   Listed January 9, 2007 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

   ArchitectureCommerceCommunity Planning And DevelopmentSocial History

   The Camden Great Fire Historic District encompasses a significant portion of the central business district of the town of Camden, Maine, United States. [Wikipedia]

   Elm and Main Sts. · NPS record #06001221

7. Camden Opera House Block

   Listed December 29, 1986 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   Architecture

   Built in 1893 after the town's great 1892 fire, it is one of the town's most prominent buildings. [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #86003539

8. Camden Yacht Club

   Listed January 11, 1980 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   Entertainment/RecreationArchitecture

   The Camden Yacht Club is a yacht club serving the boating community of Penobscot Bay located at 68 Bay View Street in Camden, Maine, United States. [Wikipedia]

   Bay View St. · NPS record #80000378

9. Chestnut Street Historic District (also See Also:US Post Office--Camden Main)

   Listed March 22, 1991 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

   Community Planning And DevelopmentLandscape ArchitectureEducationPolitics/GovernmentArchitecture

   The Chestnut Street Historic District encompasses a predominantly residential part of Camden, Maine, United States, which represents a cross-section of the town's architectural history, and of its transition from a shipping center to a summer resort community. [Wikipedia]

   Chestnut St. from Elm to Beacon Ave. including parts of Penobscot, Pleasant and Wood Sts., and Dillingham Pt. · NPS record #91000325

10. Conway House

    Listed December 23, 1969 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Exploration/SettlementArchitecture

    The Conway House is an historic house and museum in Rockport and Camden, Maine. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #69000010

11. Curtis Island Light (also Negro Island Light)

    Listed May 17, 1973 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    CommerceEngineeringTransportationEntertainment/RecreationCommunications

    Curtis Island Light, originally Negro Island Light, is a lighthouse marking the approach to the harbor of Camden, Maine. [Wikipedia]

    3.8 mi. from Camden Harbor in Penobscot Bay · NPS record #73000263

12. Herald Building

    Listed December 24, 2020 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    10 Bay View St. · NPS record #100005940

13. High Street Historic District (also See Also:Norumbega; Norumbega Carriage House)

    Listed January 5, 1989 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentLandscape ArchitectureEntertainment/RecreationEducationArchitecture

    The High Street Historic District encompasses a well-preserved 19th-century residential area of Camden, Maine. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly High St. between Main St. and Sherman Point Rd. · NPS record #88001843

14. High Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)

    Listed September 24, 1999 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Jct. of Main St. and Atlantic Ave. · NPS record #99001186

15. MERCANTILE (two-masted schooner) (also Two-masted Schooner MERCANTILE)

    Listed October 1, 1990 · Structure · State significance · Access information not verified

    ConservationTransportationArchitectureMaritime History

    Camden Harbor · NPS record #90001470

16. Mt. Battie Tower (also Memorial Tower)

    Listed December 31, 2018 · Structure · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Entertainment/Recreation

    At summit loop of Mt. Battie Rd. · NPS record #100003259

17. Norumbega

    Listed July 12, 1974 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureInvention

    Norumbega Castle is a historic house at 63 High Street in Camden, Maine. [Wikipedia]

    High St. · NPS record #74000174

18. Norumbega Carriage House

    Listed February 19, 1982 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Built in 1886 as the carriage house for the adjacent Norumbega Castle of Joseph B. Stearns, it is now a private residence. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82000766

19. SURPRISE (schooner) (also Two masted Schooner SURPRISE)

    Listed June 14, 1991 · Structure · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Surprise is a two-masted former racing schooner berthed in Camden, Maine. [Wikipedia]

    Camden Harbor · NPS record #91000771

20. US Post Office-Camden Main (also Camden Main Post Office)

    Listed September 25, 1986 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The U.S. Post Office-Camden Main is the main post office of Camden, Maine. [Wikipedia]

    Chestnut St. · NPS record #86002960

21. WENDAMEEN (Yacht)

    Listed March 26, 1992 · Structure · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Wendameen is a historic schooner normally berthed at the Maine State Pier on Commercial Street in Portland, Maine. [Wikipedia]

    Camden Harbor · NPS record #92000273

Other towns in Knox County

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