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Chestnut Street Historic District (Camden, Maine)

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to some of Camden's oldest surviving buildings, especially along Wood and Pleasant Streets, which were laid out as a subdivision just south of the common. As the town grew, residential development took place along Chestnut Street, resulting in a number of fine mid-19th century Greek Revival and Italianate houses. Camden's earliest summer houses were built at Dillingham Point, marking the southern point of the river's mouth, in the 1880s, and the area now sports several fine Shingle style houses. The point is also where the fine brick 1830s Cape style Ogier house stands; it was built by one of the area's early settlers, and was later transformed into a summer house.
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Chestnut Street extends roughly southeast from the town common, which is located just south of the river, and roughly parallels the western bank of the river, above Bay View Road, which provides direct access to the waterfront. Originally farmland in the early days of the town, the area is now home
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in the Mid Coast region of coastal Maine. It was first settled in the 1760s, but did not experience significant early development until the 1780s, after the
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Chestnut Street from Elm Street to Beacon Avenue, including parts of Penobscot Avenue, Pleasant and Wood streets, and Dillingham Point
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Knox County, Maine
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National Register of Historic Places in Knox County, Maine
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Multiple, including Cyrus P. Brown, S.G. Ritterbush
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Chestnut Street Historic District (Camden, Maine) is located in Maine
Chestnut Street Historic District (Camden, Maine) is located in the United States
Camden, Maine
44°12′13″N 69°3′43″W / 44.20361°N 69.06194°W / 44.20361; -69.06194
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Camden, Maine
National Register of Historic Places

Megunticook River
Penobscot Bay
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Knox County, Maine


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"NRHP nomination for Chestnut Street Historic District"

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