Historic places in Fryeburg, Maine

Fryeburg in Oxford County has 9 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 7 buildings, 2 districts. The first was listed in 1979 and the most recent in 2008. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, education, exploration/settlement.

Featured sites

Chase, Squire, House
Chase, Squire, HouseFryeburg, ME · Building
Parsons, Marion, House
Parsons, Marion, HouseFryeburg, ME · Building
Rivercroft Farm
Rivercroft FarmFryeburg, ME · District

Every National Register listing in Fryeburg

  1. Chase, Squire, House

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

    Exploration/SettlementArchitecture

    The oldest portion of this house, now a portion of the elongated ell attached to the main block, was built c. 1767 by Nathaniel Merrill, one of the early settlers of Fryeburg after its land was granted to Joseph Frye in 1762. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #79000158

  2. Parsons, Marion, House

    Listed January 23, 1987 · Building · National significance · Access information not verified

    Social History

    The main block of the house, built c. 1838 by a tailor named Robert Tonge, is a modest 1+1⁄2-story Cape style wood-frame structure with a gable roof. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #86002432

  3. Rivercroft Farm (also Weston Farm; John Weston House)

    Listed July 16, 2008 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureAgriculture

    The farm has been in the hands of the Weston family for many generations, and is one of the largest agricultural operations in Fryeburg. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #08000668

  4. Barrows-Steadman Homestead

    Listed April 12, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    ArtArchitecture

    Built c. 1809, this frame house is a good vernacular example of Federal architecture, but is most notable for the murals painted on the walls of one of its bedrooms by Rufus Porter and Jonathan Poor, noted itinerant painters of the 19th century. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82000771

  5. Church of the New Jerusalem

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

    Architecture

    The Church of the New Jerusalem, now known as The Fryeburg New Church, is a congregation of The New Church (Swedenborgianism) at 12 Oxford Street in Fryeburg, Maine. [Wikipedia]

    4 Oxford St. · NPS record #86001274

  6. District No. 1 Schoolhouse (also Fryeburg Women's Library Club Library)

    Listed July 19, 1984 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    LiteratureEducation

    The Public Library of Fryeburg, Maine is located at 515 Main Street. [Wikipedia]

    98 Main St. · NPS record #84001466

  7. Fryeburg Registry of Deeds (also Fryeburg Historical Society Museum)

    Listed December 30, 1987 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Politics/GovernmentArchitecture

    The Fryeburg Registry of Deeds is a historic former government building on Main Street in Fryeburg, Maine. [Wikipedia]

    96 Main St. · NPS record #87002196

  8. Main Street Historic District (also See Also:Barrows-Steadman Homestead; Chase, Squire, House)

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

    Community Planning And DevelopmentCommerceEducationArchitecture

    The Main Street Historic District of Fryeburg, Maine, encompasses the growth of the town's principal village between about 1800 and 1935. [Wikipedia]

    Main Street from Portland St. to about Swans Falls Rd. · NPS record #91000324

  9. Osgood Family House

    Listed April 5, 1990 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Built c. 1810, this two-story structure is one of the least-altered and best-preserved Federal style houses in town. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #90000576

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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.