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Babb House
Keywords: Architecture
Description: Granite Gothic Revival style house (1869). Look for the original owner's name inscribed in stone at the gable end of the building. [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: Key Street at Middle Street, Eastport 04631
Bayside Cemetery
Keywords: Cemetery
Description: Genealogy, town history.
Location: Eastport 04631
Open to the Public?: Yes
Border Historical Society and Barracks Museum
Keywords: Architecture, Fort, Museum, Historical Society, Genealogy Resource
Description: Barracks Building (1809) from the War of 1812. It contains historical artifacts about Eastport, and the War of 1812. This building was moved to this site from Fort Hill circa 1870. Another section of the building was moved to Orange Street. [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: Opposite the Drug Store. Route 190, Washington Street, Eastport
Open to the Public?: Yes
Bus Tours Welcome?: Yes
Dates Open: Memorial Day to Labor Day - Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
Hours Open: 1p.m. to 4 p.m.
Items for Sale: Several Books on Area - Birds eye view of Eastport
Is there a Host(ess) Available?: Yes
Responsible Organization: Border Historical Society, , Perry, ME 04667; Phone: 853-6630
Edward R. Bowman (Civil War Gravesite and Bronze Plaque)
Keywords: Marker
Description: Medal of Honor Plaque on gravestone awarded for action in 2nd attack on Ft. Fisher in January, 1865. He was one of two Civil War Medal of Honor awardees from Eastport in the Civil War.
Location: New section of Hillside Cemetery (across from old section with entrance sign), he is buried in the Bowman family lot. From Shead High School on High Street go almost to the end of the cemetery. The gravesite is on the left side of High Street, with a large marble stone in the center of the lot. Eastport 04631
Open to the Public?: Yes
Dates Open: Open year round
Hours Open: Normal Daylight Hours
Items for Sale: None
Responsible Organization: City of Eastport78 High St., Eastport, ME 04631; Phone: 853-2300
Boynton Street Historic District
Keywords: Architecture
Description: Three Federal style residences dating from 1810-1822, with distinctive doorways and extensive interior woodworking. All three homes are also listed separately.
Location: Eastport 04631
Bucknam House (The Parsonage)
Keywords: Architecture
Description: (1821). [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: Key Street, Eastport 04631
Central Congregational Church
Keywords: Architecture
Description: "One of the finer provincial Federal style churches in the state" (1829). Called "the Seaman's Church," because its tall spire was used as a guide to navigation. The original spire, which was added in 1831, was destroyed by the 1869 Saxby Gale. The current spire was damaged by lightning in April 1994, and was removed and restored in 1995. On National Register of Historic Places. [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: Middle Street, Eastport 04631
Is there a Host(ess) Available?: No
Advance Notice Required: One day.
2nd Lt. Theodore Lincoln Chadbourne (Mexican-American War Gravesite)
Keywords: Marker
Description: Second Lt. Chadbourne was killed in the early days of the Mexican-American War--on May 9, 1846 at the Battle of Resaca De La Palma. He was an 1843 graduate of West Point, the same class as U.S. Grant, later General, and then President. Lt. Chadbourne is the great grandson of Revolutionary War Major General Benjamin Lincoln, who, for the Continental Army, accepted the sword of surrender from British commander General Cornwallis.
Location: Old section of Hillside Cemetery: Coming from Shead High School on High Street, it is not far from General Prince's stone, on the right side of the street, in view from the road. It is a large white marble upright stone on a pedestal in Chadbourne Lot. Eastport 04631
Open to the Public?: Yes
Bus Tours Welcome?: Yes
Dates Open: Open Year Round
Hours Open: Normal Daylight Hours
Items for Sale: None
Responsible Organization: City of Eastport78 High St., Eastport, ME 04631; Phone: 853-2300
Civil War Ships Memorial
Keywords: Marker
Description: 5-6 ton granite marker with bronze plaque for the 5 Civil War ships that were burned on Cony Beach. (See "Quoddy Tides" newspaper for June 14, 1996.) From 1901-1920 no less then 5 Civil War Ships, U.S.S. Minnesota (survived the Battle of the Ironclads that changed Naval Warfare forever); U.S.S. Voymon (the last 74 gunship of the line the American Navy ever built); U.S.S. Wabash (was admiral Duponts flagship in the civil war); U.S.S. Franklin (was Admiral Farragut's flagship after the war); U.S.S. Richmond (served with Admiral Farragut in the war and was at the Battle of Mobile Bay). The ships were brought to Cony Beach because of the high tides, and were burned for their metal.
Location: At Shackford Head State Park parking lot. On Route 190 in Eastport, take Deep Cove Road to Shackford Head State Park, next to Marine Trade School. (Below the granite stone is Cony Beach.). Eastport
Open to the Public?: Yes
Bus Tours Welcome?: Yes
Dates Open: Open Year Round, 7 days
Hours Open: Normal Daylight Hours
Responsible Organization: State of Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, Department of Conservation106 Hogan Road, Bangor, ME 04401; Phone: 941-4014
U.S.S. Cony (DD/DDE-508) Memorial
Keywords: Marker
Description: Rose Granite marker, with inscription and outline of U.S.S. Cony, placed in May, 1997, as a monument to the ship and crews, the men who died on ship in W.W.II, and to Eastport Civil War hero Joseph S. Cony.
Location: In front of Peavey Memorial Library. Water Street, Eastport 04631
Open to the Public?: Yes
Bus Tours Welcome?: Yes
Dates Open: Year round
Hours Open: Normal Daylight Hours
Items for Sale: None
Responsible Organization: Peavey Library, Water Street, Eastport, ME 04631; Phone: 853-4021
Dog Island Light
Keywords: Architecture, Light
Description: This 32' light with metal tower was constructed in 1919, and was rebuilt nearby in 1998. [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: Offshore, on Dog Island. Eastport
Eastport Customs and Post Office
Keywords: Architecture
Description: Granite block building (1890-1893; remodeled in 1974). [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: Water and Washington Streets, Eastport 04631
Eastport Downtown Historic District
Keywords: Architecture
Description: The entire downtown is an homogenous, cohesive grouping of 29 architecturally and/or historically significant buildings, built after the fire of 1886. (Most were built in 1887-1888.) On the National Register of Historic Places. [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: Eastport 04631
Eastport Savings Bank (Bangor Savings Bank)
Keywords: Architecture
Description: Brick Italianate architecture (1887). The ground floor served until 1975-1976 as the Eastport police station, and the third floor served as the city rooms. Bangor Savings bank vacated the building in 1996. The building is in need of structural repair, and is currently (1997) for sale. [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: At the junction of Sea Street and Water Street. Bank Square, Water Street., Eastport 04631
Responsible Organization: Bangor Savings Bank,
Eastport War Memorial
Keywords: Marker
Description: Plaque containing the names of Eastporters who served their country during wartime.
Location: On the lawn in front of Peavey Memorial Library. Water St., Eastport
Elm Cottage
Keywords: Architecture
Description: Originally a classic Cape Cod style house (1817-1818), it was remodeled in the mid to late 1800s. It has a stairway which passes through a brickwork arch in the house's center chimney. [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: Elm Street, Eastport 04631
Fleet National Bank
Keywords: Architecture
Description: Brick Italianate architecture (1882). One of the few Eastport downtown waterfront buildings to survive the fire of 1886. [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: Corner of Water and Dana Streets, Eastport 04631
Responsible Organization: Fleet Bank,
Description: Birthplace of Civil War Major General Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana, across from Powder House. General Dana was a West Point graduate in 1842, and was wounded in the Mexican-American War; also wounded in the Civil War. On the National Register Of Historic Sites.
Location: From Shead High School on High Street(the site of Ft. Sullivan), turn right onto Adams Street. Turn right onto McKinley Street, and go around turn. The Powder House ruins are on left across is field where officers barracks once were, the birthplace of Major General Dana. Eastport 04631
Open to the Public?: Yes
Bus Tours Welcome?: Yes
Dates Open: Open Year Round
Hours Open: Normal Daylight Hours
Items for Sale: None
Responsible Organization: Border Historical Society, Eastport, ME 04631
Aaron Hayden House
Keywords: Architecture
Description: Federal style architecture (circa 1805). [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: Boynton Street, Eastport
Hillside Cemetery
Keywords: Cemetery
Location: Eastport
Open to the Public?: Yes
Hobbs House
Keywords: Architecture
Description: Federal Period house (built in installments: 1816, 1823, 1849). The house has a beautiful fanlight above the front door, and an interior circular stairway. Local legend is that a secret room was built into the foundation, which was used for the Underground Railroad. [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: 11 Shackford Street, Eastport 04631
Daniel Kilby House
Keywords: Architecture
Description: Federal style home (1820). [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: Boynton and Kilby Streets, Eastport 04631
Kilby House Inn Bed and Breakfast (Herbert Kilby House)
Keywords: Architecture
Description: Simplified Queen Anne style Victorian (1887-1888). Built on the site of the last residence burned in the 1886 fire. [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: Opposite the Mowe House. 122 Water Street, Eastport 04631
William Metcalf (World War I Gravesite)
Keywords: Marker
Description: Bill Metcalf was only one of two Americans that were awarded the Victoria Cross in World War I, on February 11, 1919. Metcalf received the medal from King George V of Great Britain.
Location: Take Route 190 to Clark Street. At the intersection with High Street., keep left on Clark Street. The first left is Cemetery Road to Bayside Cemetery. The gravestone--military gray granite--is on the right when facing the water. Eastport 04631
Open to the Public?: Yes
Bus Tours Welcome?: Yes
Dates Open: Everyday during the year.
Hours Open: Normal daylight hours
Items for Sale: None
Responsible Organization: City of Eastport78 High Street, Eastport, ME 04631; Phone: 853-2300
Mowe House
Keywords: Architecture
Description: The building has a traditional five-bayed front. It is one of the few waterfront buildings to escape the fire of 1886. [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: Corner of Adams and Water Streets, Eastport 04631
Peavey Memorial Library
Keywords: Architecture, Marker
Description: Historical brick building (1893) with Romanesque Revival architectural elements, and with a cannon and two war memorials on the lawn. [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: Water Street, Eastport 04631
Open to the Public?: Yes
Items for Sale: Plates with picture of Library.
Responsible Organization: Eastport Library Association,
Powder Magazine Ruins
Keywords: Architecture, Fort
Description: A relic of the War of 1812, where Fort Sullivan once stood.
Location: On Fort Hill; from Shead High School on High Street, turn onto Adams Street. Then, turn right onto McKinley Street. Follow McKinley, and it is on the right, just past the first house around the curve. Adams Street, Eastport 04631
Items for Sale: None
General Henry Prince (Civil War Gravesite)
Keywords: Marker
Description: Large granite marker for Prince family, and small gray granite military stone for General Prince. General Henry Prince, born in Eastport, graduated from West Point in 1835. He fought in the Indian Wars in Florida against the Seminoles, and was wounded in 1836. He fought in the Mexican-American War, was wounded and brevetted for gallantry. He also fought out west against the Indians before the Civil War, and was made Brigadier General in 1862. Prince fought in many battles during the Civil War, and then served as paymaster until his retirement in 1879.
Location: It is in the old section of Hillside Cemetery: Coming from Shead High School on High Street, it is the large standing gray block of gray granite stone just off of High Street. Eastport 04631
Open to the Public?: Yes
Bus Tours Welcome?: Yes
Dates Open: Open Year Round
Hours Open: Normal daylight hours
Items for Sale: None
Responsible Organization: City of Eastport78 High Street, Eastport, ME 04631; Phone: 853-2300
Raye's Old Stone Ground Mustard Mill
Keywords: Architecture, Museum
Description: Authentic operating stone mustard mill. Last operating stone mustard mill in America. The grindstones were brought over from Europe at turn of the century and are still used to grind mustard.
Location: On Washington St. , barn red colored building located next to Irving Self Serve, and across the street from First National Bank of Bar Harbor. 83 Washington St., Eastport 04631
Open to the Public?: Yes
Quantity Site can Accommodate: 20
Bus Tours Welcome?: Yes
Dates Open: April - December, Monday through Friday.
Hours Open: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Items for Sale: Mustard and Maine Products
Are there Photo Restrictions?: Yes
Is there a Host(ess) Available?: Yes
Responsible Organization: J.W. Raye and Co., Inc., P.O. Box 2, 83 Washington Street, Eastport, ME 04631; Phone: 853-4451; Toll-Free Phone: 800-853-1903; Fax: 853-2937
British Lts. Walter St. John and Thomas Raymond (War of 1812 Gravesites)
Keywords: Marker
Description: Gravesites of Lieutenant Walter St. John, of the 102nd Regiment of Foot British Army, and Lieutenant Thomas Raymond, Sailing Master of the British Navy; two side by side, white marble headstones in the old section of Hillside Cemetery. Both Officers were veterans of the war with Napoleon, and both died during the War of 1812 British occupation of Eastport from 1814 to 1818.
Location: Both graves are next to each other, almost in front of the tomb behind the old section of Hillside Cemetery. From Shead High School on High Street, go to the Hillside Cemetery entrance (granite blocks at the entrance) Go down the gravel road to the tomb on the right. The graves will be at your right. Eastport 04631
Open to the Public?: Yes
Bus Tours Welcome?: Yes
Dates Open: Open Year Round
Hours Open: Normal Daylight Hours
Items for Sale: None
Responsible Organization: City of Eastport78 High St, Eastport, ME 04631; Phone: 853-2300
Stetson-Starboard House
Keywords: Architecture
Description: Federal style (1821-1822). [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: 13 Boynton Street, Eastport 04631
Tidal Dam Causeway (Rt.190)
Keywords: Architecture, Site
Description: There are two sections of the Tidal Dam, representing the completed section of world's largest tidal dam, built for the incompleted Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project. This project proposed to trap (via tidal dams and gates) the incoming tide in Passamaquoddy Bay, and to then generate electricity by passing the trapped water through turbines to be situated at Carrying Place Cove in Eastport (near the Welcome to Eastport sign). The water passing through the turbines would then pass into Cobscook Bay (also enclosed by dams and gates), and at low tide, Cobscook Bay would be drained into the Bay of Fundy.
Location: Route 190 from the southern tip of Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Reservation to Carlow Island, Eastport; and then from Carlow Island to Moose Island at Quoddy Village, Eastport. Eastport 04631
Open to the Public?: Yes
Bus Tours Welcome?: Yes
Dates Open: Year Round - State Highway
Items for Sale: None
Responsible Organization: State of Maine Department of Transportation
Todd House Bed and Breakfast
Keywords: Architecture, Fort
Description: Classic New England full Cape, built as a cabin in 1775-1783, and later enlarged. A cornerstone indicates the 1801 chartering of the Masonic Order of Eastern Lodge No. 7. The building served as soldiers' barracks for the onetime nearby mud battery on Todd Head. It is currently the Todd House Bed and Breakfast, furnished with period antiques and library of local history. [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: 11 Capen Avenue, Eastport 04631
Weston House Bed and Breakfast
Keywords: Architecture
Description: Hipped roof Federal style home (1810). It was built for Johathan Deledernier Weston, a local attorney, who drew up the papers for the return of Eastport to the United States following the War of 1812 British occupation from 1814 to 1818. At one time, the naturalist John James Audubon stayed in this house. It is currently the Weston House Bed and Breakfast. [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: 26 Boynton St., Eastport 04631
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