Old Tavern (Burlington, Maine)

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Old Tavern
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Location ME 188 and Long Ridge Rd., Burlington, Maine
Coordinates 45°12′32″N68°25′30″W / 45.20889°N 68.42500°W / 45.20889; -68.42500 Coordinates: 45°12′32″N68°25′30″W / 45.20889°N 68.42500°W / 45.20889; -68.42500
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1844 (1844)
NRHP reference # 86000674 [1]
Added to NRHP April 4, 1986

The Old Tavern is a historic travelers' accommodation at Maine State Route 188 and Long Ridge Road in Burlington, Maine. Built in 1844, it predominantly catered to the lumbermen working on logging drives in the region. The building was acquired by the local historical society in 1984, and is now a local history museum. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]

Maine State Route 188

State Route 188 (SR 188) is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, located in Penobscot County. It runs through three towns for the entire length: Enfield, Lowell, and Burlington. The route's western terminus is at SR 155 in Enfield. The route's eastern terminus is in southern Burlington near Saponac Pond where the road continues into the unorganized territory of East Central Penobscot as Grand Falls Road.

Burlington, Maine Town in Maine, United States

Burlington is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It is part of the Bangor Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 363 at the 2010 census.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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Description and history

The Old Tavern is located at the southeast corner of the fourway intersection of State Route 188, Long Ridge Road, and Hayden Lane, just north of the rural center of Burlington. The area is still quite rural, set north of the Passadumkeag River, which flows west toward the Penobscot River. The tavern is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, five bays wide, with a side gable roof, twin end chimneys, and clapboard siding. It is oriented facing west toward the southern leg of Route 188. A hip-roof porch extends across its front facade, supported by turned posts with decorative brackets. The main entrance, a 20th-century replacement, is flanked by sidelight windows and pilasters. [2]

The Passadumkeag River is a river in Maine. From the confluence of its East Branch and West Branch in Maine Township 3, Range 1, NBPP, the river runs 48.2 miles (77.6 km) south and west to its mouth on the Penobscot River in Passadumkeag.

Penobscot River river in the US state of Maine

The Penobscot River is a 109-mile-long (175 km) river in the U.S. state of Maine. Including the river's West Branch and South Branch increases the Penobscot's length to 264 miles (425 km), making it the second-longest river system in Maine and the longest entirely in the state. Its drainage basin contains 8,610 square miles (22,300 km2).

The tavern was built in 1844 by Amzi Libby, a native of Limerick, Maine, and primarily served lumbermen working further up the Passadumkeag River in the Nicatous Lake area. Jeremiah Page, its second owner, was prominent in local civic affairs, serving as selectman, town clerk, and justice of the peace. After the logging drives ended the tavern became a stopping point for sport hunters and fishermen. [2] The building was acquired in 1984 by the Stewart M. Lord Memorial Historical Society, which has restored the building and uses it as a local history museum. Among the items on display is the tavern's guest log. [3]

Limerick, Maine Town in Maine, United States

Limerick is a town in York County, Maine, United States. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area. The population was 2,892 at the 2010 census.

Nicatous Lake is a body of water in Hancock County, Maine, USA. Covering 5,165 acres (2,090 ha), it is the second largest lake in Hancock County and one of the largest in the state of Maine. The Lake is very long and narrow with many islands scattered throughout. It is also a very shallow lake with very low oxygen. The maximum depth is 56 feet in the south basin area. The principal fisheries include landlocked salmon, brown trout, smallmouth bass, white perch and chain pickerel.

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Penobscot County, Maine Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Penobscot County, Maine.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Old Tavern". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  3. "Olde Tavern". Stewart M. Lord Memorial Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-07-30.