Ellsworth Historical Society Building

Ellsworth Historical Society Building is a museum in City of Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine which is located on State Street. Ellsworth Historical Society Building is situated nearby to Ellsworth Public Library, as well as near the prison Hancock County Jail.

Type: Museum
Also known as: “Ellsworth Historical Society”
Address: 40 State Street, Ellsworth, ME 04605

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ellsworth Public Library and Hancock County Jail.

Ellsworth Public Library

Library

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The Ellsworth Public Library is the public library serving Ellsworth, Maine. It is located at 20 State Street in the city's central business district in a historically and architecturally significant Federal style house built in 1817, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Hancock County Jail

Prison

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The former Hancock County Jail is located at 40 State Street in Ellsworth, the county seat of Hancock County, Maine, United States. Built in 1885–86, it has a well-appointed living space for the jailer in the front, and a series of cells in the back.

First Congregational Church

Church

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The Ellsworth Congregational Church is a historic church at 2 Church Street in Ellsworth, Maine, United States. The congregation was organized in 1812, and is affiliated with the United Church of Christ. First Congregational Church is situated 350 feet northeast of Ellsworth Historical Society Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ellsworth and Central Hancock.

Ellsworth

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Ellsworth is a small city in Maine on the Union River. It is the county seat of Hancock County, with a population of about 6500 people. It was settled in 1763 and became a large lumber port and ship building center during the 19th century.

Central Hancock

Hamlet

Central Hancock, also known as Fletchers Landing, is an unorganized territory in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 132 at the 2020 census. The territory is designated as Township 8 Southern Division. Central Hancock is situated 4½ miles north of Ellsworth Historical Society Building.

Lamoine Corner

Village

Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lamoine is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The town was named after an early resident, Andre LeMoyne. The spelling shifted slightly over the years. Lamoine Corner is situated 5 miles southeast of Ellsworth Historical Society Building.

Ellsworth Historical Society Building

Categories: building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
Location: City of Ellsworth, Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.54244° or 44° 32′ 33″ north

Longitude

-68.42572° or 68° 25′ 33″ west

Elevation

59 feet (18 metres)

Open location code

87PHGHRF+XP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 238413421

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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GeoNames ID

4963701

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