Historic places in Rockland, Maine
Rockland in Knox County has 24 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 12 buildings, 7 structures, 4 districts, 1 site. The first was listed in 1973 and the most recent in 2023. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, maritime history, transportation. 5 are National Historic Landmarks: AMERICAN EAGLE (schooner), ISAAC H. EVANS (schooner), J. & E. RIGGIN (schooner), LEWIS R. FRENCH (schooner), VICTORY CHIMES (Schooner). Open to visitors: Rockland Public Library.
Every National Register listing in Rockland
AMERICAN EAGLE (schooner) (also Two-masted schooner AMERICAN EAGLE)
The American Eagle, originally Andrew and Rosalie, is a two-masted schooner serving the tourist trade out of Rockland, Maine. [Wikipedia]
Rockland Harbor · NPS record #91002064
ISAAC H. EVANS (schooner) (also Two-masted schooner ISAAC H. EVANS)
Isaac H. Evans, originally Boyd N. Sheppard, is a two-masted schooner berthed in Rockland, Maine. [Wikipedia]
Rockland Harbor · NPS record #91002061
J. & E. RIGGIN (schooner) (also Two-masted schooner J. &; E. RIGGIN)
The schooner J. & E. Riggin, a National Historic Landmark, was built on the Maurice River in Dorchester, New Jersey in 1927. [Wikipedia]
Rockland Harbor · NPS record #91002062
LEWIS R. FRENCH (schooner) (also Two-masted schooner LEWIS R. FRENCH)
Lewis R. French is a gaff-rigged topsail schooner sailing out of Camden, Maine as a "Maine windjammer" offering 3 to 6 night cruises to tourists. [Wikipedia]
North End Shipyard · NPS record #82005263
VICTORY CHIMES (Schooner) (also EDWIN AND MAUD; DOMINO EFFECT)
The three-masted schooner Victory Chimes, previously known as Edwin and Maud and Domino Effect, was the last surviving Chesapeake Ram schooner and a National Historic Landmark in the United States. [Wikipedia]
North End Shipyard, Rockland Harbor · NPS record #93000637
BLACKJACK (friendship sloop) (also Lelia E. Tolman)
Rockland Harbor at 75 Mechanic St. · NPS record #100005650
Farnsworth Homestead
Built in 1854 by William A. Farnsworth, it is an excellent late example of Greek Revival architecture, and was the home of Lucy Farnsworth, the major benefactor of the Farnsworth Art Museum, which owns the house and operates it as a museum property. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #73000241
Knox County Courthouse
The Knox County Courthouse is located at 62 Union Street in downtown Rockland, the county seat of Knox County, Maine. [Wikipedia]
62 Union St. · NPS record #77000075
Main Street Historic District
The Main Street Historic District encompasses the historic commercial heart of Rockland, Maine. [Wikipedia]
Main St. from Limerock to Winter Sts. · NPS record #78000182
Main Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)
428-497 Main St. · NPS record #11000991
Miller's Garage
25 Rankin St. · NPS record #100008495
Rankin Block
The Rankin Block is a historic commercial building at 600–610 Main Street in Rockland, Maine. [Wikipedia]
600-610 Main St. · NPS record #78000184
Rockland Breakwater
The Rockland Breakwater is a breakwater sheltering the harbor of Rockland, Maine. [Wikipedia]
S of Jameson Point · NPS record #03000203
Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse
Rockland Harbor Breakwater Light is a historic lighthouse complex at the end of the Rockland Breakwater in the harbor of Rockland, Maine. [Wikipedia]
Rockland Harbor · NPS record #81000067
Rockland Public Library
The Rockland Public Library is located at 80 Union Street in central Rockland, Maine. [Wikipedia]
Union St. · NPS record #79000153
Rockland Railroad Station (also Rockland City Hall)
Rockland station is a railway station located at Union and Pleasant Streets in Rockland, Maine. [Wikipedia]
Union St. · NPS record #78000327
Rockland Residential Historic District (also See Also:Rockland Public Library; Knox County Courthouse)
The Rockland Residential Historic District encompasses a predominantly residential area west of the downtown of Rockland, Maine. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Granite, Union, Masonic, Broad, Limerock, and Broadway Sts. · NPS record #86003513
Rockland Turntable and Engine House
The Rockland Turntable and Engine House are a historic railroad maintenance facility in Rockland, Maine. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #90001953
Security Trust Building
The Security Trust Building is a historic commercial building at Museum and Main Streets in downtown Rockland, Maine, United States. [Wikipedia]
Elm and Main Sts. · NPS record #78000185
Singhi Double House (also Millay House)
Town-level location only · NPS record #100003589
Strand Theatre
The Strand Theatre is a historic performing arts venue at 345 Main Street in downtown Rockland, Maine. [Wikipedia]
345 Main St. · NPS record #04001284
Tillson, Gen. Davis, House
The Gen. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #83000464
Tolman Cemetery
39 Lake Ave. · NPS record #100001741
Williams, Timothy and Jane, House (also Col. Timothy Williams House; Bolac Farm)
Built about 1859, it is one of the finest local examples of Italianate architecture, and was built for someone closely associated with the area's important 19th-century lime processing industry. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #05001441
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