Old Hancock County Buildings
The Old Hancock County Buildings are a pair of Greek Revival buildings on Court Street, at a triangular intersection with U.S. Route 1 and Maine State Route 172 in Ellsworth, Maine.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Public building
- Also known as: “Old Hancock County Building”
- Address: ME
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. Ellsworth Public Library is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Old Hancock County Buildings.
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. Hancock County Jail is situated 2,000 feet northeast of Old Hancock County Buildings.
The Grand
Theater building
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The Grand is a Non-Profit performing arts center on Main Street in Ellsworth, Maine). Built in 1938, it is a significant local example of Art Deco architecture, with a prominent marquee and a stepped steel-and-glass tower. The Grand is situated 2,300 feet northeast of Old Hancock County Buildings.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ellsworth and Surry.
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.
Surry
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Surry is a small, rural town in Hancock County, in the US state of Maine, located on Blue Hill Bay, about 8 miles southwest of the county seat of Ellsworth, quite near Acadia National Park and adjacent to Blue Hill.
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 Old Hancock County Buildings.
Old Hancock County Buildings
- Categories: building complex and government building
- Location: City of Ellsworth, Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.53841° or 44° 32′ 18″ northLongitude
-68.43058° or 68° 25′ 50″ westElevation
141 feet (43 metres)Open location code
87PHGHQ9+9QOpenStreetMap ID
node 367794931OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=public_building
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