Historic places in Falmouth, Maine

Falmouth in Cumberland County has 7 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 7 buildings. The first was listed in 1973 and the most recent in 2016. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, conservation, education.

Every National Register listing in Falmouth

1. Baxter Summer Home (also Governor Baxter School for the Deaf)

   Listed December 26, 1985 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

   ConservationArchitecture

   The Baxter Summer Home is a historic house on Mackworth Island, in Casco Bay off the coast of Falmouth, Maine. [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #85003155

2. Falmouth High School (also Samson D. Plummer School)

   Listed January 12, 2016 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   Education

   The Plummer-Motz School, formerly Falmouth High School, is a former school building at 192 Middle Road in Falmouth, Maine. [Wikipedia]

   192 Middle Rd. · NPS record #15000967

3. Hall's Tavern (also Falmouth Tavern)

   Listed March 30, 1978 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   CommerceArchitecture

   Hall's Tavern, also once known as the Falmouth Tavern, and now the Quaker Tavern B&B and Inn, is an historic tavern at 377 Gray Road in Falmouth, Maine. [Wikipedia]

   W of Falmouth at 377 Gray Rd. · NPS record #78000172

4. Norton House Historic District (also Ralph S. Norton House)

   Listed January 28, 2004 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   Architecture

   The Norton House Historic District encompasses two properties that formerly constituted the central portion of a suburban country estate in Falmouth, Maine. [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #03001501

5. Payson House at Thornhurst (also Thornhurst)

   Listed February 15, 2005 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

   Architecture

   A Modernist structure, it was built in 1952, to a design by Serge Chermayeff, and is his only known commission in the state. [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #05000057

6. Purington, Elisha, House (also Pride Farm)

   Listed February 14, 1985 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   ArtArchitecture

   Built in 1761, it is a rare surviving example of Georgian architecture in Maine's rural interior. [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #85000271

7. Skelton, Thomas, House

   Listed May 7, 1973 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   Architecture

   Built in around 1798 in Portland, it is a well-preserved example of Federal style architecture. [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #73000124

Other towns in Cumberland County

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.