Cora F. Cressey

Cora F. Cressey
Painting of the Cora F. Cressey by Solon Badger
Cora F. Cressey is located in Maine
Cora F. Cressey
Cora F. Cressey is located in the United States
Cora F. Cressey
LocationKeene Narrows, Bremen, Maine
Coordinates43°59′4″N 69°24′54″W / 43.98444°N 69.41500°W / 43.98444; -69.41500
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1902 (1902)
ArchitectPercy and Small Shipyard
NRHP reference No.90000586 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 18, 1990

The Cora F. Cressey was a five masted 273 feet (83 m) wooden-hulled freight schooner operating in the coasting trade along the east coast of the United States. Built in 1902, it served in that trade until 1928. After serving for a time as a floating nightclub, its hulk was towed to the Keene Narrows in Bremen, Maine, where it was scuttled to serve as a breakwater for a lobster operation. Despite its deteriorating condition, the hulk is one of the largest surviving wooden hulls in the United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.