Pownalborough Courthouse

Pownalborough Courthouse
The Courthouse in April 2023
Pownalborough Courthouse is located in Maine
Pownalborough Courthouse
Pownalborough Courthouse is located in the United States
Pownalborough Courthouse
Location23 Courthouse Road, Dresden, Maine
Coordinates44°6′19″N 69°45′59″W / 44.10528°N 69.76639°W / 44.10528; -69.76639
Area56 acres (23 ha)
Built1761 (1761)
ArchitectFlagg, Gersham
NRHP reference No.70000052[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 1970

The Pownalborough Courthouse is a historic court house at 23 Courthouse Road in Dresden, Maine, USA. Built in the early 1760s, it was the first county courthouse for Lincoln County, which was established in 1760. It is the only surviving courthouse in the state of Maine that was built during the colonial period, and is now a museum owned and operated by the Lincoln County Historical Society. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.[1]

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