Elden’s Store
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.Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: historic building in Buxton, Maine, USA
- Also known as: “Elden Store”
- Address: 939 Long Plains Road, Buxton, ME 04093
- Roof shape: gabled
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Buxton Powder House.
Buxton Powder House
Historic building
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 1,900 feet west of Elden’s Store.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bar Mills and Buxton.
Bar Mills
Neighborhood
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Elden’s Store.
Buxton
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 Elden’s Store.
Elden’s Store
- Categories: commercial building, general store, and historic site
- Location: Town of Buxton, York County, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.64858° or 43° 38′ 55″ northLongitude
-70.54158° or 70° 32′ 30″ westInception
1802Levels
2Open location code
87MFJFX5+C9OpenStreetMap ID
way 1380124581OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=commercialOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=gabledWikidata ID
Q20708915
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In Other Languages
“Elden’s Store” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Tienda de Elden”
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Highlights include Buxton Center Baptist Church and Emery (Woodlawn) Cemetery.
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