National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Maine

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Maine.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Franklin County, Maine, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.^[1]

There are 47 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. Two properties were once listed, but have been removed.

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 10, 2023.^[2]

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Current listings

^[3]	Name on the Register^[4]	Image	Date listed^[5]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Arnold Trail to Quebec	Arnold Trail to Quebec	October 1, 1969 (#69000018)	Along the Kennebec River, through Wayman and Flagstaff lakes along the Dead River and Chain of Ponds to Quebec 44°40′49″N 69°59′18″W / 44.6803°N 69.9883°W / 44.6803; -69.9883 (Arnold Trail to Quebec)	Coburn Gore	Extends through Franklin, Kennebec, Sagadahoc, and Somerset counties
2	Barn on Lot 8, Range G	Barn on Lot 8, Range G	August 24, 2011 (#11000581)	816 Foster Hill Rd. 44°51′29″N 70°13′20″W / 44.8581°N 70.2222°W / 44.8581; -70.2222 (Barn on Lot 8, Range G)	Freeman Township
3	Bass Boarding House	Bass Boarding House	April 7, 1988 (#88000396)	Canal St. 44°35′12″N 70°13′58″W / 44.5867°N 70.2328°W / 44.5867; -70.2328 (Bass Boarding House)	Wilton	Now the Wilton Farm and Home Museum.
4	Ora Blanchard House	Ora Blanchard House	January 15, 1980 (#80000215)	Main St. 45°08′32″N 70°26′42″W / 45.1422°N 70.445°W / 45.1422; -70.445 (Ora Blanchard House)	Stratton
5	John G. Coburn Farm	John G. Coburn Farm	April 11, 2002 (#02000347)	434 Carthage Road (Route 162), just north of the Webb River 44°37′36″N 70°28′36″W / 44.6267°N 70.4767°W / 44.6267; -70.4767 (John G. Coburn Farm)	Carthage	Mis-listed as "John G. Coburn", on River Road.
6	Coplin Plantation Schoolhouse	Coplin Plantation Schoolhouse	September 11, 1997 (#97001132)	State Route 16 approximately 4.5 miles southwest of its junction with State Route 27 45°05′32″N 70°29′55″W / 45.0922°N 70.4986°W / 45.0922; -70.4986 (Coplin Plantation Schoolhouse)	Coplin Plantation
7	Cutler Memorial Library	Cutler Memorial Library	November 2, 1973 (#73000104)	Academy and High Sts. 44°40′09″N 70°08′55″W / 44.6692°N 70.1486°W / 44.6692; -70.1486 (Cutler Memorial Library)	Farmington
8	Farmington Historic District	Farmington Historic District	January 20, 1995 (#94001551)	Roughly bounded by High, Academy, Anson, and Grove Sts. 44°40′14″N 70°08′58″W / 44.6706°N 70.1494°W / 44.6706; -70.1494 (Farmington Historic District)	Farmington	Boundary decrease (listed 4/27/2010)
9	First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ	First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ	July 25, 1974 (#74000149)	235 Main St. 44°40′04″N 70°09′00″W / 44.6678°N 70.15°W / 44.6678; -70.15	Farmington
10	Franklin County Courthouse	Franklin County Courthouse	October 6, 1983 (#83003641)	Main and Anson Sts. 44°40′17″N 70°09′08″W / 44.6714°N 70.1522°W / 44.6714; -70.1522 (Franklin County Courthouse)	Farmington
11	Free Will Baptist Meetinghouse	Free Will Baptist Meetinghouse	August 28, 1973 (#73000264)	219 Main St. 44°40′08″N 70°09′03″W / 44.6689°N 70.1508°W / 44.6689; -70.1508 (Free Will Baptist Meetinghouse)	Farmington	Now a garage.
12	Goodspeed Memorial Library	Goodspeed Memorial Library	January 5, 1989 (#88003019)	104 Main St. 44°35′16″N 70°13′51″W / 44.5878°N 70.2308°W / 44.5878; -70.2308 (Goodspeed Memorial Library)	Wilton
13	Greenacre	Greenacre	October 29, 1982 (#82000422)	17 Court St. 44°40′24″N 70°08′53″W / 44.6733°N 70.1481°W / 44.6733; -70.1481 (Greenacre)	Farmington
14	Isabel and Chester Greenwood House	Isabel and Chester Greenwood House	July 12, 1978 (#78000160)	112 Hill Street 44°39′39″N 70°08′52″W / 44.6608°N 70.1478°W / 44.6608; -70.1478	Farmington
15	The Herbert	The Herbert	March 26, 2018 (#100002226)	246 Main St. 44°57′31″N 70°09′16″W / 44.9587°N 70.1545°W / 44.9587; -70.1545 (The Herbert)	Kingfield
16	Holmes-Crafts Homestead	Holmes-Crafts Homestead	April 26, 1973 (#73000105)	Old N. Jay Rd. on State Route 4 44°31′08″N 70°13′28″W / 44.5189°N 70.2244°W / 44.5189; -70.2244 (Holmes-Crafts Homestead)	North Jay	Owned by the local historical society.
17	Frank Hutchins House	Frank Hutchins House	December 29, 1986 (#86003532)	High St. 44°57′27″N 70°09′17″W / 44.9576°N 70.1546°W / 44.9576; -70.1546 (Frank Hutchins House)	Kingfield	Home to the local historical society.
18	Jay-Niles Memorial Library	Jay-Niles Memorial Library	March 13, 1987 (#87000414)	State Route 4 44°32′53″N 70°14′17″W / 44.5481°N 70.2381°W / 44.5481; -70.2381 (Jay-Niles Memorial Library)	North Jay
19	Little Red Schoolhouse	Little Red Schoolhouse	February 23, 1972 (#72000070)	Franklin Agricultural Society Fairgrounds^[6] 44°39′46″N 70°08′23″W / 44.6627°N 70.1398°W / 44.6627; -70.1398 (Little Red Schoolhouse)	Farmington	Originally on Wilton Road; moved to fairgrounds in 2007.
20	Madrid Village Schoolhouse	Madrid Village Schoolhouse	December 14, 1995 (#95001460)	Western side of Reeds Mills Rd., 0.05 miles north of its junction with State Route 4 44°51′53″N 70°27′45″W / 44.8647°N 70.4625°W / 44.8647; -70.4625 (Madrid Village Schoolhouse)	Madrid
21	Maine Woods Office	Maine Woods Office	November 10, 1980 (#80000216)	Main St. 44°49′27″N 70°20′55″W / 44.824167°N 70.348611°W / 44.824167; -70.348611 (Maine Woods Office)	Phillips	Now the Phillips Community House.
22	McCleary Farm	McCleary Farm	April 7, 1989 (#89000253)	S. Strong Rd. 44°45′50″N 70°12′34″W / 44.763889°N 70.209444°W / 44.763889; -70.209444 (McCleary Farm)	Strong
23	Merrill Hall	Merrill Hall	January 23, 1980 (#80000217)	Maine and Academy Sts. 44°40′09″N 70°08′58″W / 44.669167°N 70.149444°W / 44.669167; -70.149444 (Merrill Hall)	Farmington
24	Morrill Homestead	Upload image	April 12, 2022 (#100007580)	17 Lucy Knowles Rd. 44°37′08″N 70°04′33″W / 44.6190°N 70.0758°W / 44.6190; -70.0758 (Morrill Homestead)	Chesterville
25	New Sharon Congregational Church	New Sharon Congregational Church	June 20, 1985 (#85001261)	State Route 134 44°38′10″N 70°00′50″W / 44.636111°N 70.013889°W / 44.636111; -70.013889 (New Sharon Congregational Church)	New Sharon
26	Nordica Homestead	Nordica Homestead	December 23, 1969 (#69000006)	North of Farmington on Holly Rd. off State Route 27 44°41′42″N 70°08′43″W / 44.695°N 70.145278°W / 44.695; -70.145278 (Nordica Homestead)	Farmington	Now a museum.
27	North Jay Grange Store	North Jay Grange Store	October 23, 1974 (#74000150)	State Route 17 44°33′15″N 70°14′09″W / 44.554167°N 70.235833°W / 44.554167; -70.235833 (North Jay Grange Store)	North Jay
28	William F. Norton House	William F. Norton House	July 8, 1982 (#82000741)	1 Stanley Ave. 44°57′39″N 70°09′06″W / 44.960833°N 70.151667°W / 44.960833; -70.151667 (William F. Norton House)	Kingfield
29	Old Union Meetinghouse	Old Union Meetinghouse	October 30, 1973 (#73000106)	U.S. Route 2 44°37′26″N 70°04′40″W / 44.623889°N 70.077778°W / 44.623889; -70.077778 (Old Union Meetinghouse)	Farmington
30	Oquossoc Log Church	Oquossoc Log Church	July 19, 1984 (#84001368)	State Route 4 44°58′00″N 70°46′14″W / 44.966667°N 70.770556°W / 44.966667; -70.770556 (Oquossoc Log Church)	Rangeley
31	Orgone Energy Observatory	Orgone Energy Observatory	January 29, 1999 (#98001602)	Western side of Dodge Pond Rd., 0.65 miles north of the junction of State Routes 4/16 44°58′54″N 70°43′05″W / 44.981667°N 70.718056°W / 44.981667; -70.718056 (Orgone Energy Observatory)	Rangeley	Now the William/Wilhelm Reich Museum.
32	Phillips High School	Upload image	March 23, 2021 (#100006335)	96 Main St. 44°49′27″N 70°20′39″W / 44.8243°N 70.3443°W / 44.8243; -70.3443 (Phillips High School)	Phillips
33	Porter-Bell-Brackley Estate	Porter-Bell-Brackley Estate	November 10, 1980 (#80000218)	Lower Main St. 44°48′16″N 70°13′14″W / 44.804444°N 70.220556°W / 44.804444; -70.220556 (Porter-Bell-Brackley Estate)	Strong
34	Hiram Ramsdell House	Hiram Ramsdell House	December 4, 1973 (#73000107)	High and Perham Sts. 44°40′17″N 70°08′59″W / 44.671389°N 70.149722°W / 44.671389; -70.149722 (Hiram Ramsdell House)	Farmington
35	Rangeley Tavern	Rangeley Tavern	March 22, 2018 (#100002227)	2443 Main St. 44°57′49″N 70°38′27″W / 44.963606°N 70.640832°W / 44.963606; -70.640832 (Rangeley Tavern)	Rangeley
36	Rangeley Trust Company Building	Rangeley Trust Company Building	July 13, 1989 (#89000846)	Main St. 44°57′50″N 70°38′32″W / 44.963889°N 70.642222°W / 44.963889; -70.642222 (Rangeley Trust Company Building)	Rangeley	Now the local historical society museum.
37	Rangeley Public Library	Rangeley Public Library	July 12, 1978 (#78000161)	Lake St. 44°57′53″N 70°38′38″W / 44.964722°N 70.643889°W / 44.964722; -70.643889 (Rangeley Public Library)	Rangeley
38	Salem Town House (Former)	Salem Town House (Former)	August 5, 2005 (#05000795)	State Route 142 44°54′05″N 70°16′35″W / 44.901389°N 70.276389°W / 44.901389; -70.276389 (Salem Town House (Former))	Salem
39	Temple Intervale School	Temple Intervale School	February 8, 1985 (#85000240)	Temple Intervale 44°41′54″N 70°14′45″W / 44.698333°N 70.245833°W / 44.698333; -70.245833 (Temple Intervale School)	Temple
40	Thompson's Bridge	Thompson's Bridge More images	March 22, 1991 (#91000321)	Over Thompson's Creek off the northern side of State Route 43 at the Franklin-Somerset county line 44°43′36″N 70°00′25″W / 44.726667°N 70.006944°W / 44.726667; -70.006944 (Thompson's Bridge)	Allen's Mills
41	Tufts House	Tufts House	May 8, 1979 (#79000130)	Southeast of Farmington on U.S. Route 2 44°38′10″N 70°05′35″W / 44.636111°N 70.093056°W / 44.636111; -70.093056 (Tufts House)	Farmington
42	Union Church	Union Church	July 13, 1989 (#89000844)	Main and Pleasant Sts. 44°49′24″N 70°20′23″W / 44.823333°N 70.339722°W / 44.823333; -70.339722 (Union Church)	Phillips
43	Upper Dallas School	Upper Dallas School	February 9, 1990 (#89002345)	Saddleback Rd. 44°57′55″N 70°36′08″W / 44.965278°N 70.602222°W / 44.965278; -70.602222 (Upper Dallas School)	Dallas Plantation
44	U.S. Inspection Station-Coburn Gore, Maine	U.S. Inspection Station-Coburn Gore, Maine	September 10, 2014 (#14000558)	ME 27 45°22′43″N 70°48′25″W / 45.3785°N 70.8070°W / 45.3785; -70.8070	Coburn Gore
45	Weld Town Hall	Weld Town Hall	June 27, 2007 (#07000597)	17 School St. 44°41′51″N 70°25′12″W / 44.6975°N 70.42°W / 44.6975; -70.42 (Weld Town Hall)	Weld
46	Capt. Joel Whitney House	Capt. Joel Whitney House	April 22, 2003 (#03000293)	8 Pleasant St. 44°49′22″N 70°20′24″W / 44.822778°N 70.34°W / 44.822778; -70.34 (Capt. Joel Whitney House)	Phillips	Home to the Phillips Historical Society.
47	Amos G. Winter House	Amos G. Winter House	May 3, 1976 (#76000191)	Winter's Hill off State Route 27 44°57′33″N 70°09′37″W / 44.959167°N 70.160278°W / 44.959167; -70.160278 (Amos G. Winter House)	Kingfield

Former listings

^[3]	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Jacob Abbott House	Jacob Abbott House	November 26, 1973 (#73000103)	April 27, 2010	State Route 27 44°39′56″N 70°08′52″W / 44.6656°N 70.1478°W / 44.6656; -70.1478 (Jacob Abbott House)	Farmington
2	New Sharon Bridge	New Sharon Bridge	September 24, 1999 (#99001189)	July 14, 2015	South of U.S. Route 2 over the Sandy River 44°38′16″N 70°00′56″W / 44.637778°N 70.015556°W / 44.637778; -70.015556 (New Sharon Bridge)	New Sharon	Demolished on February 27, 2014.^[7]

References

^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved November 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
^ "Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education".
^ "New Sharon Bridge comes down with dynamite and jackhammer". Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine). February 28, 2014. p. B 2. Retrieved July 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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County seat: Farmington
Towns	Avon Carrabassett Valley Carthage Chesterville Eustis Farmington Industry Jay Kingfield New Sharon New Vineyard Phillips Rangeley Strong Temple Weld Wilton	Franklin County map
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