Historic places in Gorham, Maine

Gorham in Cumberland County has 9 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 6 buildings, 3 districts. The first was listed in 1972 and the most recent in 1998. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, education, social history.

Every National Register listing in Gorham

1. Academy Building (also Gorham Academy; Gorham Seminary)

   Listed January 18, 1973 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

   EducationArchitecture

   The Academy Building (Gorham Academy or Gorham Seminary) is an historic building located on the campus of the University of Southern Maine (USM) in Gorham, Maine, United States. [Wikipedia]

   Gorham Campus of University of Maine at Portland-Gorham · NPS record #73000111

2. Art Gallery (also Free Meetinghouse, Town House)

   Listed December 27, 1972 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   Architecture

   The Art Gallery of the University of Southern Maine, Gorham campus, is located at 5 University Way, at the main campus entrance. [Wikipedia]

   Gorham campus of University of Maine at Portland-Gorham · NPS record #72000071

3. Baxter House

   Listed June 27, 1979 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   ArchitectureSocial HistoryPerforming Arts

   Built in 1797, it was the birthplace of James Phinney Baxter, mayor of Portland . He was the father of two-term Governor of Maine Percival Baxter. [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #79000135

4. Dyer, Isaac E., Estate

   Listed April 1, 1998 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

   ArchitectureLandscape ArchitectureLaw

   The property consists of an 1850s Greek Revival house, and a collection of farm-related outbuildings and landscaping added in the early 20th century as part of a transformation of the property into gentleman's farm by Isaac Watson Dyer, a prominent Portland lawyer. [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #98000307

5. Gorham Campus Historic District (also University of Maine at Portland-Gorham; See Also:Art Gallery)

   Listed May 5, 1978 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

   EducationArchitecture

   The Gorham Campus Historic District encompasses seven buildings that make up the historic heart of the campus of the University of Southern Maine in Gorham, Maine. [Wikipedia]

   College Ave. · NPS record #78000171

6. Gorham Historic District

   Listed October 2, 1992 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

   Community Planning And DevelopmentCommerceArchitectureSocial History

   The Gorham Historic District encompasses the traditional central civic area of Gorham, Maine. [Wikipedia]

   Roughly bounded by College, Church, Cross, State and Maple Sts., including School St. from State to N of Church · NPS record #92001298

7. Longfellow, Stephen, House (also Longfellow Farm)

   Listed March 22, 1984 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   Social HistoryAgriculture

   It was built in 1761, and was bought in 1775 by Stephen Longfellow, the great-grandfather of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and contains one of the state's finest Georgian interiors. [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #84001365

8. McLellan House

   Listed December 5, 1972 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

   Architecture

   It is now part of the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine (USM), housing the Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation (CEPARE). [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #72000073

9. South Street Historic District (also See Also:Baxter House)

   Listed April 20, 1988 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

   EducationArchitecture

   The South Street Historic District encompasses an early residential area of Gorham, Maine. [Wikipedia]

   South St. between Green and Morrill · NPS record #88000398

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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.