National Register of Historic Places listings in Acadia National Park facts for kids
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Acadia National Park.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Acadia National Park, Maine, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map.
There are eleven properties and districts listed on the National Register in the park.
Current listings
Name on the Register | Image | Date listed | Location | City or town | Description | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Robert Abbe Museum of Stone Antiquities |
(#83000451) |
South of Bar Harbor off State Route 3 44°21′40″N 68°12′30″W / 44.361111°N 68.208333°W |
Bar Harbor | ||
2 | Baker Island Light Station |
(#88000046) |
Baker Island in Acadia National Park 44°14′28″N 68°11′56″W / 44.241111°N 68.198889°W |
Islesford | First light station serving Mount Desert Island—established in 1828—with a surviving 1855 light tower and keeper's house. | |
3 | Bass Harbor Head Light Station |
(#87002273) |
Bass Harbor Head 44°13′19″N 68°20′16″W / 44.221944°N 68.337778°W |
Bass Harbor | ||
4 | Bear Island Light Station |
(#88000043) |
Bear Island, Acadia National Park 44°17′00″N 68°16′14″W / 44.283333°N 68.270556°W |
Northeast Harbor | Light station established in 1839 to serve Northeast Harbor, with a surviving 1889 light tower and keeper's house and 1905 outbuildings. | |
5 | Blackwoods Campground |
(#07000612) |
State Route 233, Eagle Lake Rd. 44°18′38″N 68°12′15″W / 44.310676°N 68.204094°W |
Bar Harbor | CCC-built campground on the east side of the park. | |
6 | Carriage Paths, Bridges and Gatehouses |
(#79000131) |
Acadia National Park and vicinity 44°20′32″N 68°15′30″W / 44.342222°N 68.258333°W |
Acadia National Park | Network of scenic carriage roads with 13 bridges and two gatehouse complexes, established 1919–1931 by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. for automobile-free recreation by high-society vacationers. Now open to non-motorized use by the public. | |
7 | Fernald Point Prehistoric Site |
(#78000164) |
Fernald Point 44°17′53″N 68°18′35″W / 44.2980°N 68.3098°W |
Southwest Harbor | ||
8 | Islesford Historical Museum and Blue Duck Ships Store |
(#80000224) |
Little Cranberry Island 44°15′42″N 68°14′25″W / 44.261667°N 68.240278°W |
Islesford | ||
9 | Schoodic Peninsula Historic District |
(#07000614) |
1.5 miles south of State Route 186 44°22′30″N 68°03′50″W / 44.374975°N 68.063829°W |
Winter Harbor | ||
10 | Seawall Campground |
(#07000613) |
State Route 233, Eagle Lake Rd. 44°14′26″N 68°18′16″W / 44.240495°N 68.304327°W |
Bar Harbor | ||
11 | U.S. Naval Radio Station- Apartment Building and Power House |
(#13000533) |
Schoodic Peninsula unit 44°20′10″N 68°03′33″W / 44.336101°N 68.059165°W |
Winter Harbor vicinity |
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