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- People started coming to Camden around 1857 for vacations in guest homes.
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Camden is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,232 at the 2020 census. [2] The population of the town more than triples during the summer months, due to tourists and summer residents. Camden is a summer colony in the Mid-Coast region of Maine.
The town’s historic district, added to the National Registry of Historic Places in 1989, includes sixty-six buildings along High Street. This area and the Chestnut Street Historic District offer visitors a remarkable glimpse into Camden’s architectural heritage.
- American Boathouse
- Camden Great Fire District
- Camden Opera House Block
- Camden Yacht Club
- Chestnut Street Historic District
- Conway House
- Curtis Island Light
- Two-Masted Schooners
- Heald Building
- High Street Historic District
[Atlantic Avenue] The American Boathouse, built in 1904, is one of the oldest if not the oldest recreational boathouses in Maine and possibly the country. Used to house Chauncy B. Borland’s 130 foot yacht, “Maunaloa,” it recalls images of Maine as a playground of the very rich at the turn of the century – an era of massive yachts and opulence and o...
[Elm and Main Streets] The Camden Great Fire Historic District encompasses 21 buildings along Elm and Main Streets, on the west side of the Camden Harbor. The Megunticook River runs under the district at its north end and several of the buildings on the east side of the district are actually built on the bridge and over the river or its catch basin...
[US Route 1] The Opera House Block is a multi-purpose brick structure of 3½ stories, overlooking the town common near the center of the business district. Its design features the transition between the Romanesque Revival of the 1880s-90s and the more austere Neoclassical Revival style of the 1890s-1910s that often appeared in public and institution...
[Bay View Street] Founded in 1906, the Yacht Club initially leased a shorefront property and cottage as a wharf and clubhouse. In 1912 Cyrus H. K. Curtis, founder of the Ladies Home Journal and publisher of the Saturday Evening Postand an avid Camden yachtsman, erected a very attractive and fully appointed clubhouse at one of the finest wharf locat...
[Chestnut Street from Elm to Beacon Avenue including parts of Penobscot, Pleasant and Wood]The district ranges from mid-Federal period architecture to the early twentieth century. Styles include Later Federal period, Greek Revival, Gothic, Queen Anne, and Shingle. Twentieth century styles include Dutch Colonial Revival and Renaissance Revival. The ...
[Conway Road, Camden-Rockport] The 18th Century Conway farm house, is one of the earliest in the region. Built in the 1770s, it is situated on the Camden-Rockport line and was the home of Robert Thorndike, Jr. from 1807 until 1825. He is considered to be the first white male child born in the community. The Cape Cod design, 22′ x 30′, is an example...
[Camden Harbor] Curtis Island Light, or Negro Island Light as it was called for 100 years, was built in 1836. The first keeper was H. K. M. Bowers, who served until 1841. The light station apparently fell into disrepair because in 1896 it was ordered rebuilt. For many years the island was a signal station for the Boston-Bangor boats, many of which ...
GRACE BAILEY (two-masted schooner), National Historic Landmark MERCANTILE (two-masted schooner), National Historic Landmark STEPHEN TABER (two-masted schooner), National Historic Landmark [Camden Harbor] The most common American vessel type was the two-masted coasting schooner. Developed in the mid-to-late 18th century, they reached a more or less ...
The 1910 Herald Building on Bay View Street is a two-part commercial block south of the Great Fire Historic District. It is near the harbor on a side street just off the main commercial street. While this type is present in most towns, they have often been remodeled. The Herald Building, however, retains its high level of historic integrity and its...
[Roughly High Street between Main Street and Sherman Point Road, and Junction of Main Street and Atlantic Avenue] The District, a long irregularly shaped 65-acre area bisecting High Street (U.S. Route 1), includes portions of Eaton, Harbor, Sea, and Upper High Streets. The residential area contains 61 historic properties. Buildings in the district ...
Camden has always been a “tourist town”, with its lakes, rivers, harbor and mountains. People started coming to Camden around 1857 for vacations in guest homes.
- Barbara Dyer
- 2019
May 4, 2024 · The architecture of these homes mirrors the history of the town from the early Federal period into the mid and late 19th century. You will enjoy views of Penobscot Bay, the Curtis Island Lighthouse and the hills and harbor while your guide shares tales of the War of 1812 and how it led to Maine statehood.
Throughout the 20th century Camden became both a resort town and a retirement community. Because of its natural beauty-mountains, lakes and ocean,– many summer visitors came to enjoy this area.
