National Historic Landmarks in Maine

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National Historic Landmarks in Maine are federally recognized sites of exceptional historical significance within the state, ranging from architectural landmarks to places important in political, cultural, and maritime history.

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National Historic Landmarks in Maine canonical 4

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Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf list of National Historic Landmarks
administeredBy National Park Service
benefit eligibility for preservation incentives and technical assistance
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designationLevel federal
distinctFrom National Register of Historic Places listings in Maine
documentedIn National Park Service NHL database
surface form: National Park Service National Historic Landmarks database
hasApproximateCount several dozen sites
hasScope federally recognized sites of exceptional historical significance in Maine
hasSelectionCriteria exceptional value in illustrating or interpreting U.S. heritage
high degree of historic integrity
national significance in American history and culture
heritageDesignationBy United States Secretary of the Interior
surface form: U.S. Secretary of the Interior
includes Castle Tucker
Colburn House State Historic Site
Farnsworth Homestead
Fort Halifax (Winslow, Maine)
Fort Kent Blockhouse
Fort Knox and Penobscot Narrows area
Fort William Henry (Pemaquid)
surface form: Fort William Henry (Pemaquid, Maine)

Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Brunswick, Maine)
Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum
Marshall Point Light Station
McLellan House
surface form: McLellan–Sweat Mansion

Montpelier (Henry Knox Mansion)
Morse-Libby House
surface form: Morse–Libby House

Nickels–Sortwell House
Old Town Hall, Kennebunkport
Old York Gaol
Parker House (Blue Hill, Maine)
Pejepscot Paper Company mill complex
Pemaquid Archeological Site
Portland Head Light
Portland Observatory
Robinson House (Cape Elizabeth, Maine)
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
St. Croix Island International Historic Site
Tate House (Portland, Maine)
Victoria Mansion
Wadsworth-Longfellow House
surface form: Wadsworth–Longfellow House

West Quoddy Head Light
includesTypeOfSite archaeological site
architectural landmark
cultural history site
industrial site
maritime history site
military site
political history site
legalBasis National Historic Preservation Act of 1966
surface form: National Historic Preservation Act
locatedIn Maine
partOf National Historic Landmark
surface form: National Historic Landmarks Program
purpose recognition and preservation of nationally significant historic places in Maine
relatedList National Historic Landmarks in New England

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Victoria Mansion category National Historic Landmarks in Maine
Blaine House category National Historic Landmarks in Maine
Morse-Libby House category National Historic Landmarks in Maine
National Register of Historic Places in Oxford County, Maine seeAlso National Historic Landmarks in Maine