Shore Village Museum
Shore Village Museum is a museum in City of Rockland, Knox County, Maine. Shore Village Museum is situated nearby to Knox County Courthouse, as well as near Rockland Public Library.- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Maine’s Lighthouse Museum” and “Shore Village Lighthouse Museum”
- Address: ME
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Knox County Courthouse and Rockland Public Library.
Knox County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Knox County Courthouse is located at 62 Union Street in downtown Rockland, the county seat of Knox County, Maine. The oldest portion of the courthouse was designed by Gridley James Fox Bryant and was built in 1874. Knox County Courthouse is situated 620 feet east of Shore Village Museum.
Rockland Public Library
Library
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The Rockland Public Library is located at 80 Union Street in central Rockland, Maine. It is located in an architecturally distinguished building, built in 1903–04 with funding support from Andrew Carnegie. Rockland Public Library is situated 760 feet northeast of Shore Village Museum.
Strand Theatre
Movie theater
Photo: Rachel Winslow, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Strand Theatre is a historic performing arts venue at 345 Main Street in downtown Rockland, Maine. Built in 1923 in the wake of a fire that destroyed part of the downtown, it is a rare example of Egyptian Revival architecture, and the only one of three theaters built in Rockland in that period to survive. Strand Theatre is situated 1,400 feet east of Shore Village Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rockland and Glen Cove.
Rockland
Photo: Hannahjones, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rockland is a city in Maine that has witnessed a resurgence. Once boarded up shops are now colorfully decorated and the Farnsworth Art Museum and Wyeth Center offer a diverse Maine artisan collection.
Glen Cove
Neighborhood
Glen Cove is an unincorporated village within the town of Rockport in Knox County, Maine, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 1 and Clam Cove, an arm of the Penobscot Bay, 2.2 miles north of Rockland. Glen Cove is situated 2½ miles northeast of Shore Village Museum.
Owls Head
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Owls Head is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,504 at the 2020 census. A resort and fishing area, the community is home to the Knox County Regional Airport. It includes the village of Ash Point.
Shore Village Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Rockland, Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.10425° or 44° 6′ 15″ northLongitude
-69.11393° or 69° 6′ 50″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
87PG4V3P+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 367795351OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
4978559
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