Historic places in Orono, Maine
Orono in Penobscot County has 11 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 8 buildings, 3 districts. The first was listed in 1973 and the most recent in 2023. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, education, agriculture. Open to visitors: Maine Experiment Station Barn.
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Every National Register listing in Orono
University of Maine Historic District Boundary Increase (also University of Maine at Orono District)
The University of Maine (UMaine) is a public land-grant research university in Orono, Maine, United States. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by the Mall, College Ave, lower Munson and Long Rds · NPS record #10000228
Alpha Tau Omega House
Town-level location only · NPS record #100009047
Colburn, William, House
It was built about 1780 by William Colburn, one of the area's first white settlers, and is one of the few 18th-century houses surviving in Maine's central interior. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #73000134
Maine Experiment Station Barn
The Page Farm & Home Museum is a museum on the campus of the University of Maine in Orono, Maine. [Wikipedia]
University of Maine campus · NPS record #90001468
Old Fire Engine House
Built in 1892, it is a well-preserved example of a late-19th century wooden fire station. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #85002181
Orono Main Street Historic District
The Orono Main Street Historic District encompasses a well-preserved collection of predominantly residential 19th century buildings in Orono, Maine. [Wikipedia]
Main St. from Maplewood Ave. to Pine St. · NPS record #77000082
Phi Gamma Delta House
It is the only Tudor Revival fraternity house on that campus, and was built to provide increased housing to the school's male student population. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #13000169
Treat, Nathaniel, House
Probably built in the 1830s, the house is a fine example of transitional Federal-Greek Revival architecture executed in brick. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #73000143
US Post Office-Orono Main (also Orono Main Post Office)
The main Orono Post Office is located at 1 Bennoch Street in Orono, Maine. [Wikipedia]
Forest and Bennoch Sts. · NPS record #86000881
University of Maine at Orono Historic District
Munson, Sebec, and Schoodic Rds. · NPS record #78000194
Washburn, Gov. Israel, House (also Dr. Henry K. Woodbrey)
The Gov. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #73000144
Other towns in Penobscot 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.