Farmington Historic District (Farmington, Maine)

Farmington Historic District
Farmington Historic District (Farmington, Maine) is located in Maine
Farmington Historic District (Farmington, Maine)
Farmington Historic District (Farmington, Maine) is located in the United States
Farmington Historic District (Farmington, Maine)
LocationRoughly bounded by High, Academy, Anson and Grove Sts., Farmington, Maine
Area85 acres (34 ha)
Built1875 (1875)
ArchitectGeorge M. Coombs; Edwin E. Lewis
Architectural styleRomanesque, Queen Anne, Italianate
NRHP reference No.94001551[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 20, 1995
Boundary decreaseApril 27, 2010

The Farmington Historic District encompasses much of the main central business district of Farmington, Maine. Farmington was settled in the 1770s, and experienced its most rapid growth after being named the shire town (county seat) of Franklin County in 1838, with a secondary spurt of redevelopment after a major fire in the 1880s. Its central business district encompasses many of the town's historic resources, and its most significant commercial and civic architecture. The district, which includes more than 130 resource over 85 acres (34 ha), was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.