1857, March 7 Dred Scott decision by the Supreme Court holds that Congress cannot bar slavery from territories, nor can slaves be citizens.

MAINE - Hancock County - Historic Districts

Baker Island Light Station ** (added 1988 - Hancock County - #88000046) Baker Island, Acadia National Park, Islesford (100 acres, 3 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: US Army Corps of Engineers Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Architecture, Engineering, Transportation Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Federal Historic Function: Domestic, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling, Water-Related Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use Bass Harbor Head Light Station ** (added 1988 - Hancock County - #87002273) Bass Harbor Head, Bass Harbor (25 acres, 3 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: US Army Corps of Engineers Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Architecture, Engineering, Transportation Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Federal Historic Function: Domestic, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling, Water-Related Current Function: Transportation Current Sub-function: Water-Related Bear Island Light Station ** (added 1988 - Hancock County - #88000043) Bear Island, Acadia National Park, Northeast Harbor (20 acres, 4 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: US Army Corps of Engineers Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Architecture, Engineering, Transportation Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Federal Historic Function: Domestic, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Water-Related Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use Blue Hill Historic District ** (added 1980 - Hancock County - #80000220) ME 15, ME 172, ME 176, and ME 177, Blue Hill (800 acres, 68 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Federal Area of Significance: Literature, Education, Architecture, Industry, Commerce Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Burnt Coat Harbor Light Station ** (added 1988 - Hancock County - #87002272) Hockamock Head, Swans Island (30 acres, 3 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: US Army Corps of Engineers Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Architecture, Engineering, Transportation Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Federal Historic Function: Domestic, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling, Water-Related Current Function: Transportation, Vacant/Not In Use Current Sub-function: Water-Related Carriage Paths, Bridges and Gatehouses (added 1979 - Hancock County - #79000131) Acadia National Park and vicinity, Acadia National Park (600 acres, 4 buildings, 14 structures) Historic Significance: Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Atterbury,Grosvenor Architectural Style: Tudor Revival, Other Historic Person: Rockefeller,John D.,Jr. Significant Year: 1931, 1919 Area of Significance: Engineering, Transportation, Landscape Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Federal Historic Function: Recreation And Culture, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Outdoor Recreation, Road-Related Current Function: Landscape, Transportation Current Sub-function: Park, Road-Related Castine Historic District (added 1973 - Hancock County - #73000240) Also known as Pentagoet;Majahagaduce;PH0024708 Roughly bounded by Bagaduce and Penobscot Rivers, and Wadsworth Cove Rd., Castine (18000 acres, 255 buildings, 2 objects) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Federal Area of Significance: Communications, Religion, Military, Transportation, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Industry, Commerce Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899 Owner: Private , Local Gov't , Federal Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Defense, Domestic, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Battle Site, Fishing Facility Or Site, Fortification, Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Education Current Sub-function: Battle Site, Business, School, Single Dwelling Cover Farm (added 1995 - Hancock County - #95001464) Off ME 3 W side, 0.3 mi. NW of jct. with Crooked Rd., Hulls Cove (262 acres, 2 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Federal, Greek Revival, Colonial Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Landscape Architecture Period of Significance: 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Egg Rock Light Station ** (added 1988 - Hancock County - #87002270) Egg Rock, in Frenchman Bay, Winter Harbor (118 acres, 1 building, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: US Army Corps of Engineers Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Architecture, Engineering, Transportation Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Federal Historic Function: Domestic, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling, Water-Related Current Function: Transportation Current Sub-function: Water-Related Ellsworth Power House and Dam ** (added 1985 - Hancock County - #85001262) Union River, Ellsworth (20 acres, 1 building, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Leonard,James L. Architectural Style: Renaissance, Other Area of Significance: Engineering, Industry Period of Significance: 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Energy Facility, Water Works Current Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction Current Sub-function: Energy Facility, Water Works Great Duck Island Light Station ** (added 1988 - Hancock County - #88000159) Southern tip of Great Duck Island, Frenchboro (110 acres, 4 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: US Army Corps of Engineers Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Architecture, Engineering, Transportation Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Federal Historic Function: Domestic, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling, Water-Related Current Function: Transportation Current Sub-function: Water-Related Mount Desert Light Station ** (added 1988 - Hancock County - #88000155) Also known as Mount Desert Rock Light Station Mount Desert Rock, Frenchboro (52 acres, 3 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: US Army Corps of Engineers, Parris,Alexander Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Architecture, Engineering, Transportation Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Federal Historic Function: Domestic, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling, Water-Related Current Function: Transportation Current Sub-function: Water-Related Off-the-Neck Historic District (added 1986 - Hancock County - #86002442) ME 166, Castine (3800 acres, 11 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Federal, Other Area of Significance: Agriculture, Architecture Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Pentagoet Archeological District *** (added 1993 - Hancock County - #93000603) Address Restricted, Castine (16 acres) Historic Significance: Information Potential Area of Significance: Historic - Aboriginal Cultural Affiliation: French, Eastern Abenaki Period of Significance: 1600-1649, 1650-1699, 1700-1749 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Fortification, Trade (Archeology), Village Site Current Function: Landscape, Religion Current Sub-function: Religious Structure, Unoccupied Land Prospect Harbor Light Station ** (added 1988 - Hancock County - #88000151) Prospect Harbor Pt., Prospect Harbor (51 acres, 2 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: US Army Corps of Engineers Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Architecture, Engineering, Transportation Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Federal Historic Function: Domestic, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling, Water-Related Current Function: Domestic, Transportation Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling, Water-Related Pumpkin Island Light Station ** (added 1988 - Hancock County - #87002537) Pumpkin Island, Eggemoggin Reach, Sargentville (30 acres, 2 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: US Army Corps of Engineers Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Architecture, Engineering, Transportation Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Transportation Historic Sub-function: Water-Related Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Camp Sedgwick Historic District (added 1995 - Hancock County - #94001550) Jct. of ME 172 and Old County Rd., Sedgwick (300 acres, 2 buildings, 3 structures) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architectural Style: Greek Revival Area of Significance: Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Funerary, Landscape, Religion Historic Sub-function: Animal Facility, Cemetery, Church Related Residence, Plaza, Religious Structure Current Function: Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Cemetery, City Hall, Museum Somesville Historic District (added 1975 - Hancock County - #75000092) Somes Harbor and its environs, Mount Desert (4000 acres, 30 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Noyes,John M., Deane,Benjamin S. Architectural Style: Greek Revival, Federal Area of Significance: Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Industry Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Transportation Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling, Water-Related Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Stone Barn Farm (added 2001 - Hancock County - #01001271) Jct. of Crooked Rd. and Norway Dr., Salsbury Cove (1670 acres, 3 buildings) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Shea Brothers Architectural Style: Mid 19th Century Revival Area of Significance: Agriculture, Architecture Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Historic Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling Current Function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic Current Sub-function: Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling West Street Historic District ** (added 1980 - Hancock County - #80000226) West St. between Billings Ave. and Eden St., Bar Harbor (250 acres, 17 buildings) Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals Area of Significance: Social History, Architecture Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Winter Harbor Light Station ** (added 1988 - Hancock County - #87002538) Mark Island, Winter Harbor, Winter Harbor (28 acres, 3 buildings, 1 structure) Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: US Army Corps of Engineers Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Architecture, Engineering, Transportation Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Transportation Historic Sub-function: Water-Related Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Camp

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