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Avery Rock Light
Keywords: Site
Description: Originally a lighthouse (1875), the buildings were demolished in 1934 and replaced with a flashing buoy. [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: Machias Bay. Machiasport
Fort O'Brien
Keywords: Architecture, Fort
Description: State Park at the Battle of the Margaretta, June 12, 1775, in Machias, with few remains of the 1775 Fort. 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: Machiasport
Gates House Museum (Home of Machiasport Historical Society)
Keywords: Architecture, Museum
Description: Federal Period influence. 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: On the edge of the Machias River. Machiasport 04655
Open to the Public?: Yes
Bus Tours Welcome?: Yes
Dates Open: June: Tuesday - Saturday
Hours Open: 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Items for Sale: Postcards, Booklets, Etc.
Is there a Host(ess) Available?: No
Responsible Organization: Machiasport Historical SocietyP.O. Box 301, Machiasport, ME 04655; Phone: 255-8461
Larrabee Church
Keywords: Architecture
Description: Italianate Period of architecture (exterior 1874, interior 1880). [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: Route 92, Machiasport
Libby Island Light
Keywords: Architecture, Light
Description: Lighthouse (1822) constructed 91' high of granite. Many shipwrecks were caused by the bar between this island and the larger northern island. In the last half of the 19th century, there were 38 major shipwrecks in Machias Bay. 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: Offshore at the Mouth of Machias Bay. Machiasport
Liberty Town Hall
Keywords: Architecture
Description: Excellent example of Italianate style of architecture (1873). 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: Faces east on Route 92. Machiasport 04654
Machiasport Congregational Church
Keywords: Architecture
Description: Federal Style architecture, with Palladian window (1828). Spectacular setting on a bluff overlooking Machias Bay. [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: Machiasport
Micmac Farm Country Inn
Keywords: Architecture
Description: Frame cedar-shingled Cape (1776). The builder, Ebenezer Gardner, originally from Massachusetts, fled here from Nova Scotia in 1763, due to his support of the Colonial American Patriots. [Source: In part or entirety taken from "Sunrise County Architecture," 2nd edition, 1996, with permission of Sunrise Research Institute, Inc.]
Location: Route 92, Machiasport
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