Historic places in Castine, Maine

Castine in Hancock County has 8 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 districts, 3 buildings, 2 structures. The first was listed in 1969 and the most recent in 2025. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, education, exploration/settlement. 2 are National Historic Landmarks: BOWDOIN (schooner), Pentagoet Archeological District.

Every National Register listing in Castine

  1. BOWDOIN (schooner) (also USS BOWDOIN)

    Listed February 12, 1980 · Structure · National Historic Landmark (December 20, 1989) · National significance · Access information not verified

    EducationExploration/SettlementScienceMaritime History

    Bowdoin is a historic schooner built in 1921 in East Boothbay, Maine, at the Hodgdon Brothers Shipyard. [Wikipedia]

    Maine Maritime Academy · NPS record #80000411

  2. Pentagoet Archeological District

    Listed April 12, 1993 · District · National Historic Landmark (April 12, 1993) · National significance · Access information not verified

    Historic - Aboriginal

    The Pentagoet Archeological District is a National Historic Landmark District located at the southern edge of the Bagaduce Peninsula in Castine, Maine. [Wikipedia]

    Address not published · NPS record #93000603

  3. Castine Historic District (also Pentagoet; Majahagaduce)

    Listed February 23, 1973 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryCommerceMilitaryTransportationExploration/SettlementArchitecture

    The Castine Historic District encompasses the entire southern tip of the peninsula on which the town of Castine, Maine is located. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly bounded by Bagaduce and Penobscot Rivers, and Wadsworth Cove Rd. · NPS record #73000240

  4. Cate House (also Adams House)

    Listed January 26, 1970 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Landscape ArchitectureConservationEducationArchitecture

    Built in 1815 during the height of the town's prosperity, it is a fine local example of a Federal period house. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #70000040

  5. Fort George

    Listed December 30, 1969 · Structure · National significance · Access information not verified

    Historic - AboriginalMilitary

    Fort George (also sometimes known as Fort Majabigwaduce, Castine, or Penobscot) was a palisaded earthwork fort built in 1779 by Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War in Castine, Maine. [Wikipedia]

    Wadsworth St. off Battle Ave. · NPS record #69000007

  6. Off-the-Neck Historic District

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

    AgricultureArchitecture

    The Off-the-Neck Historic District encompasses a well-preserved set of early 19th-century rural properties on Maine State Route 166 (SR 166) in Castine, Maine, as well as canal dug in 1779 by British forces during the American Revolutionary War across the neck separating the Bagaduce Peninsula (where the main village of Castine is located) from the mainland. [Wikipedia]

    ME 166 · NPS record #86002442

  7. Perkins, John, House

    Listed December 30, 1969 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #69000019

  8. Wilson Museum

    Listed September 18, 2025 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    107 Perkins Street · NPS record #100012235

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Being on the National Register does not mean a property is open to the public. Many are private homes; please respect owners and view from public roads.