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Searsport Historic District

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254:. On the south side it extends from Mosman Street to Elm, and on the north from Mt. Ephraim Road to Knox Bros. Avenue. This area has thirteen historically significant buildings, most of them of brick construction, and built between 1840 and 1891. The only non-commercial building is the 1840 Greek Revival Methodist Church. The most common architectural styles are the Greek Revival and the Italianate style. Probably the most elaborate building is the 1891 Merrill Trust Company building, a mansard-roofed Italianate structure with a tower at the center of its front. 810: 62: 101: 76: 821: 108: 83: 246:
The area that is now Searsport was settled in the 1750s, and was incorporated as a separate town out of adjacent towns in 1845. From the 1790s its main village was a regional shipping and shipbuilding center. At its peak in the mid-19th century it had six full-time shipyards and numerous seasonal
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ones, and had achieved a reputation for providing captains for many seafaring vessels. The success of these businesses and men led to the development of a significant portion of the town center's commercial buildings.
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encompasses a collection of well-preserved mid-to-late 19th-century commercial buildings in the center of
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The historic district extends along a short portion of Searsport's Main Street, designated
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Searsport Historic District is located in Maine
Searsport Historic District is located in the United States
Searsport, Maine
44°27′30″N 68°55′33″W / 44.45833°N 68.92583°W / 44.45833; -68.92583
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Searsport, Maine
National Register of Historic Places
United States Route 1
National Register of Historic Places listings in Waldo County, Maine


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National Register of Historic Places
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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National Park Service

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