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Milbridge Congregational Church (Union Church)
Keywords: Architecture
Description: Building has Grecian Doric columns, and a 106' spire (1854). [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: Bridge Street, Milbridge
Milbridge Historical Society Museum
Keywords: Museum, Historical Society
Description: Museum of local history and Western Washington County, especially shipbuilding which prospered here in the late 19th Century.
Location: Main St. Milbridge West side of Street, South of business District. Main St., Milbridge 04658
Open to the Public?: Yes
Quantity Site can Accommodate: 50
Bus Tours Welcome?: Yes
Dates Open: Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday - Late May thru Late September
Hours Open: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., or by appointment anytime
Items for Sale: Historical Books, T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, Mugs, Local Cookbook, Notepaper, Children's Books
Is there a Host(ess) Available?: Yes
Advance Notice Required: For off-season visit, (or special day) call 48 hrs in advance
Responsible Organization: Milbridge Historical Society, P.O. Box 194, Milbridge, ME 04658; Phone: 546-4471; Fax: 546-7479
Narraguagus Light Station
Keywords: Architecture, Light
Description: Built of brick in 1853, rebuilt in 1875-76. Ten sided lantern, added in 1876; decommissioned in 1934, this station was sold to a private citizen. 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: On the east side of Pond Island. Milbridge
Petit Manan Light Station
Keywords: Architecture, Light
Description: Petit Manan Island is two miles off Milbridge. The first light tower was completed in 1817. Mrs. Jeremiah Leighton, the first woman lighthousekeeper in the United States, served there until 1831. The light was rebuilt between 1823 and 1825, then torn down before 1889. The present light tower is granite, and was built in 1855, is 109 feet high with a two-story, and has a12 sided glass and iron lantern. The original fog bell is now at the Milbridge Elementary School. 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: Petit Manan Island. Milbridge
Everett Wallace House (previously the Moonraker Bed and Breakfast)
Keywords: Architecture
Description: Queen Anne Victorian architecture (late 1800s), with decorative shingles, pointed tower, and gabled roof. Lovely place to stay; home built by ship captain. 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: East side of street, south of business district, 3 doors before Museum. Main St. (U.S. Route 1), Milbridge 04658
Open to the Public?: No
Responsible Organization: Building proprietor.
Wyman House, Jasper
Keywords: Architecture
Description: Italianate style architecture (1890), with a cupola and widow's walk. [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: Milbridge
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