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Freeport Main Street Historic District

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733: 62: 744: 164:-story Federal Cape built c. 1790. One of the more impressive houses is the c. 1830 Harrington House (45 Main), a transitional Federal-Greek Revival brick house which is now home to the Freeport Historical Society. The Gould House (35 Main) was the most recent of the nine to be built; it was a Colonial Revival wood-frame structure built in 1922. It was razed and a modern retail building was constructed in 2015. 167:
There are two prominent public (or formerly public) buildings in the district. The Congregational Church (38 Main) was built in 1895 to a design by Will S. Aldrich, is a Shingle style wood-frame structure built on the site of an earlier church. The former B. H. Bartol library stands at 55 Main
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There are nine buildings in the district, dating principally to the 19th century, most of which are former residences, well-preserved despite their adaptation to retail purposes. The oldest building in the district is the Mitchell-Soule-Davis House (49 Main), a
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Freeport's 19th-century center differs from its earlier colonial centers, the areas of Mast Landing, Porter Landing, and South Freeport, which are part of the
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National Register nomination for Freeport Main Street Historic District; available by request from the National Park Service
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in 1977, encompasses a well-preserved remnant of Freeport's 19th century town center.
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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The former B. H. Bartol Library, housing an Abercrombie and Fitch outlet in 2014
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, Maine
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places in Cumberland County, Maine
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Freeport, Maine
77000064
U.S. Route 1
Freeport, Maine
L. L. Bean
National Register of Historic Places
Andrew Carnegie
Harraseeket Historic District
Harraseeket River
Portland
Brunswick
National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, Maine
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service



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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Architectural style categories
Contributing property
Historic district
History of the National Register of Historic Places
Keeper of the Register

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