Hallowell Historic District

Hallowell Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	Hallowell, Maine
Coordinates	44°17′10″N 69°47′30″W / 44.28611°N 69.79167°WCoordinates: 44°17′10″N 69°47′30″W / 44.28611°N 69.79167°W
Area	260 acres 446 buildings
Built	1825-1899
Architect	Alexander C. Currier; John Calvin Stevens; et al.
Architectural style	Federal, Mid 19th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
NRHP Reference #	70000076
Added to NRHP	October 28, 1970[1]

Hallowell Historic District, also called "The Hillside of Hallowell," is a National Register of Historic Places district in Hallowell, Kennebec County, Maine. It encompasses 260 acres, and includes 446 buildings as contributing properties. Among these are:

• Artemus Leonard House (c. 1811).
• Capt. Samuel Watts House (1820).
• Old Fire Station (c. 1830).
• Hallowell Cotton Mill (1844).
• Gage Row House (1846), housing for textile workers.
• Capt. Henry Cooper House (1850).
• St. Matthew's Episcopal Church (1860), Richard Upjohn, architect.^[2]
• Hallowell Granite Company Headquarters (c. 1870).
• Gov. Joseph R. Bodwell House (1875).
• Hubbard Free Library (1879–80), Alexander C. Currier, architect.
• Old South Congregational Church (1885).
• Hallowell City Hall (1898).
• Johnson House (1899), John Calvin Stevens, architect.

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  Capt. Samuel Watts House (1820).

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  Hallowell Cotton Mill (1844).

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  Gage Row House (1846).

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  St. Matthew's Episcopal Church (1860).

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  Gov. Joseph R. Bodwell House (1875).

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  Hubbard Free Library (1879–80), Alexander C. Currier, architect.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Kennebec County, Maine

External links

• Historic Hallowell Comprehensive Plan

References

1. Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Chiat, Marilyn Joyce Segal (1997). America's Religious Architecture: Sacred Places for Every Community. John Wiley & Sons. p. 24.