History House
The Skowhegan History House is a historic house and museum at 66 Elm Street in Skowhegan, Maine. Built in 1839, this two-story brick house is one of the few of that period to survive Skowhegan's industrialization later in the 19th century.Photo: Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: historic house in Maine, United States
- Also known as: “History House, Skowhegan”
- Address: 66 Elm Street, Skowhegan, ME 04976
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Skowhegan Public Library and Somerset County Courthouse.
Skowhegan Public Library
Library
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The Skowhegan Free Public Library is the public library of Skowhegan, Maine. It is located at 9 Elm Street, in an architecturally significant Queen Anne brick building designed by Edwin E. Skowhegan Public Library is situated 1,400 feet east of History House.
Somerset County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Somerset County Courthouse is a historic county government building on Court Street in downtown Skowhegan, Maine, the county seat of Somerset County. Somerset County Courthouse is situated 2,200 feet east of History House.
Skowhegan Fire Station
Fire station
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Skowhegan Fire Station is located at 16 Island Avenue in the center of Skowhegan, Maine. The fire station, built in 1904 to a design by William R. Miller, is one of the state's finest Romanesque Revival fire houses. Skowhegan Fire Station is situated 1,800 feet east of History House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skowhegan and Norridgewock.
Skowhegan
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Skowhegan is the county seat of Somerset County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 8,620. It contains the census-designated place of the same name.
Norridgewock
Town
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Norridgewock is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,278 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. Norridgewock is situated 5 miles southwest of History House.
Cornville
Village
Photo: Michael Hoy, CC BY 2.0.
Cornville is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,317 at the 2020 census. Cornville is situated 6 miles northeast of History House.
History House
- Categories: house, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Town of Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.76528° or 44° 45′ 55″ northLongitude
-69.72596° or 69° 43′ 33″ westElevation
161 feet (49 metres)Open location code
87PGQ78F+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 768308015OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q25247552
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