N.C. Watson School Museum

N.C. Watson School Museum is a school building in Town of Buxton, York County, Maine which is located on Groveville Road. N.C. Watson School Museum is situated nearby to Buxton Center Baptist Church, as well as near the building Elden’s Store.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Elden’s Store and Buxton Powder House.

Elden’s Store

Building

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Elden's Store is a historic commercial building on Long Plains Road in the center of Buxton, Maine. Built in 1802, it is the oldest commercial building in the rural community, and is one of the few historic brick commercial buildings in western York County.

Buxton Powder House

Historic building

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The Buxton Powder House is a historic military storage magazine in Buxton, Maine. Built in 1813, this small brick building housed the community's military supplies during the War of 1812, and is one of three such structures to survive in the state. Buxton Powder House is situated 2,000 feet west of N.C. Watson School Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bar Mills and Buxton.

Bar Mills

Neighborhood

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Bar Mills is an unincorporated village in the town of Buxton, York County, Maine, United States. The community is located along the Saco River at the junction of state routes 4A and 112. Bar Mills has a post office with ZIP code 04004. Bar Mills is situated 2½ miles south of N.C. Watson School Museum.

Buxton

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Buxton is a small farming town in Maine that is in the Portland Metropolitan Area. Buxton includes the villages of Salmon Falls/Tory Hill, Chicopee, Groveville, Bar Mills, West Buxton, and Buxton Center.

Town of Hollis

Village

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Hollis is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,745 at the 2020 census. Hollis is a rural bedroom community of Portland and is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Town of Hollis is situated 4 miles southwest of N.C. Watson School Museum.

N.C. Watson School Museum

Type: School building
Address: Groveville Road, Buxton, ME 04093
Categories: school, building, historic site, and education
Location: Town of Buxton, York County, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.64929° or 43° 38′ 57″ north

Longitude

-70.54087° or 70° 32′ 27″ west

Roof shape

gabled

Open location code

87MFJFX5+PM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1380015702

OpenStreetMap feature

building=school

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=school

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