American Boathouse

The American Boathouse is a historic boathouse on Atlantic Avenue in Camden, Maine. Built in 1904, it is one of the nation's oldest recreational boathouses.

Type: Building
Description: United States historic place
Address: ME

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Camden Public Library and Curtis Island Light.

Camden Public Library

Library

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Camden Public Library is the public library serving Camden, Maine, United States. It is a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Camden Public Library is situated 470 feet west of American Boathouse.

Curtis Island Light

Museum

Curtis Island Light, originally Negro Island Light, is a lighthouse marking the approach to the harbor of Camden, Maine. It is on Curtis Island, which shelters the harbor from ocean storms. Curtis Island Light is situated 1 mile southeast of American Boathouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Camden and Rockport.

Camden

Photo: Paul VanDerWerf, CC BY 2.0.

Camden is an affluent town in the state of Maine, a little over an hour north of Portland, in the mid-coast region of Maine. It has been a tourist destination for years and is home to some of the wealthiest individuals in Maine.

Rockport

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Rockport is a town in Knox County, located two and a half miles south of Camden on U.S. Highway 1. It is part of the Mid Coast region of Maine.

West Rockport

Village

West Rockport is an unincorporated village in the town of Rockport, Knox County, Maine, United States. The community is located at the junction of Maine State Route 17 and Maine State Route 90, 3 miles west of the Rockport town center. West Rockport is situated 4 miles southwest of American Boathouse.

American Boathouse

Category: boathouse
Location: Town of Camden, Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.21119° or 44° 12′ 40″ north

Longitude

-69.06282° or 69° 3′ 46″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87PG6W6P+FV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 367794355

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

GeoNames ID

4956694

Wikidata ID

Q24693413

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