Pownalborough Courthouse

The Pownalborough Courthouse is a historic court house at 23 Courthouse Road in Dresden, Maine, USA. Built in the early 1760s, it was the first county courthouse for Lincoln County, which was established in 1760.

Photo: Calvin Beale, Public domain.

Type: Museum
Description: Dresden, Maine, Lincoln County’s first courthouse
Address: 23 Courthouse Road, Dresden, ME 04342

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bridge Academy Public Library and Dresden Brick School House.

Bridge Academy Public Library

Library

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The Bridge Academy Public Library is the public library of Dresden, Maine. It is located at 44 Middle Road, in the former Bridge Academy building, which served as an area high school from 1890 to 1966, and is a sophisticated example of Shingle style architecture designed by Maine native George A. Bridge Academy Public Library is situated 2 miles east of Pownalborough Courthouse.

Dresden Brick School House

School

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The Dresden Brick School House is a historic school building on Maine State Route 128 in Dresden, Maine. Built in 1816, it is one of the oldest surviving brick district school buildings in the state. Dresden Brick School House is situated 1½ miles south of Pownalborough Courthouse.

Saint Johns Episcopal Church

Church

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St. John's Episcopal Church is a historic church on the south side of Maine State Route 27 at Blinn Hill Road in Dresden Mills, Maine. Built in 1832, it is a distinctive architectural blend of Federal, Greek Revival and Gothic Revival styling. Saint Johns Episcopal Church is situated 2 miles east of Pownalborough Courthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Iceboro and Richmond.

Iceboro

Neighborhood

Iceboro is a village in the town of Richmond in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The village is located at an altitude of 138 feet. The community had a post office from 1882 to 1905.

Richmond

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Richmond is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,522 at the 2020 census. The town contains the census-designated place of the same name.

Dresden Mills

Village

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Dresden is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States, that was incorporated in 1794. The population was 1,725 at the 2020 census. Dresden Mills is situated 2 miles east of Pownalborough Courthouse.

Pownalborough Courthouse

Categories: courthouse, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.10622° or 44° 6′ 22″ north

Longitude

-69.76765° or 69° 46′ 4″ west

Operator

Lincoln County Historical Association

Open location code

87PG464J+FW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 764008298

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q7236922

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pownalborough Court House and Pownalborough Court House Trails.

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