Buxton Powder House

The Buxton Powder House is a historic military storage magazine in . 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.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Historic building
  • Description: artillery magazine in Buxton, Maine
  • Address: Long Plains Road, Buxton, ME 04093
  • Roof shape: pyramidal

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Elden’s Store.

Building
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Elden's Store is a historic commercial building on Long Plains Road in the center of . 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 . is situated 1,900 feet east of Buxton Powder House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bar Mills and Buxton.

Neighborhood
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is an unincorporated village in the town of , , , United States. The community is located along the at the junction of state routes 4A and 112. has a with ZIP code 04004. is situated 2½ miles south of Buxton Powder House.

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

Village
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Hollis is a town in , United States. The population was 4,745 at the 2020 census. Hollis is a rural bedroom community of and is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. is situated 4 miles southwest of Buxton Powder House.

Buxton Powder House

Latitude
43.64996° or 43° 38′ 60″ north
Longitude
-70.54856° or 70° 32′ 55″ west
Inception
1813
Levels
1
Open location code
87MFJFX2+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1382589083
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­pyramidal
Wiki­data ID
Q20709025
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Highlights include Buxton Center Baptist Church and Emery (Woodlawn) Cemetery.

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