Waterville Commons

Waterville Commons is a commercial area in City of Waterville, Kennebec, Maine. Waterville Commons is situated nearby to the hospital MaineGeneral Medical Center Thayer Center for Health, as well as near the health club Champions.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colby College Museum of Art and First Baptist Church.

Colby College Museum of Art

Museum

Photo: Colby Mariam, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Colby College Museum of Art is an art museum on the campus of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Founded in 1959 and now comprising five wings, nearly 8,000 works and more than 38,000 square feet of exhibition space, the Colby College Museum of Art has… Colby College Museum of Art is situated 1 mile west of Waterville Commons.

First Baptist Church

Church

Photo: Hugh Manatee, Public domain.

The First Baptist Church is a historic church at 1 Park Street in Waterville, Maine. Built in 1826, it is the city's oldest standing public building. It was renovated in 1875 to a design by Francis H. First Baptist Church is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Waterville Commons.

Waterville Opera House and City Hall

Theater building

Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Waterville Opera House and City Hall is a historic civic building at Castonguay Square in downtown Waterville, Maine. Built at the turn of the 20th century, it is one of a small number of multifunction civic buildings, housing both a live performance venue and municipal facilities, functions it continues to perform today. Waterville Opera House and City Hall is situated 1½ miles southeast of Waterville Commons.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waterville and Waterville Main Street Historic District.

Waterville

Photo: Jody Roberts, CC BY 2.0.

Waterville is a small city on the Kennebec River, home to Colby College. Because of its location along a former migration corridor between Quebec and New England, Franco-American culture is evident here.

Waterville Main Street Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Waterville Main Street Historic District encompasses the best-preserved portions of the historical commercial downtown area of Waterville, Maine. Developed most intensively in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this area was the center of commerce for Waterville and the surrounding rural communities.