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Calais
15 places in Calais, Maine are on the National Register of Historic Places. Houses make up the largest group by what the buildings were for. 5 of the listings are historic districts rather than single buildings.
The earliest listing here is Calais Historic District, added Dec 20, 1978.
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Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. A point marks the record location and does not mean the place is open to visitors. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
15
Listings
5
Historic districts
1978
First listing
Oldest on the register
| First listed | Calais Historic District · Dec 20, 1978 |
| Oldest construction date | Holmes Cottage · built 1820 |
Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties. Construction years come from Wikidata, matched on reference number, and are on record for 5 of the 15 listings here. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Historic districts
Styles that appear most
Gothic Revival 2Italianate 2Carpenter Gothic 1Greek Revival 1Romanesque Revival 1
Style labels come from Wikidata and are on record for 7 of the 15 listings here. The count is the number of listings carrying each label. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Every listing
Calais Free Library▾CalaisBuilding2001
- Address
- Union St., 0.05 mi. NW of jct. with US 1, Calais
- Listed
- Apr 12, 2001
- Listed for
- Architecture, Education
- Significance
- Local
- Reference
- 01000370
- Style
- Romanesque Revival architecture
- Contributing
- 1 building
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Calais Historic District▾CalaisHistoric district1978
- Address
- Church, Main and North Sts., Calais
- Listed
- Dec 20, 1978
- Listed for
- Commerce, Politics and government, Architecture
- Significance
- Local
- Reference
- 78000204
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Calais Observatory▾CalaisSite2012
- Address
- Meridian Park, North St., Calais
- Listed
- Dec 19, 2012
- Listed for
- Science
- Significance
- National
- Also known as
- Old Calais Academy Grounds
- Reference
- 12001069
- Contributing
- 1 site
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Calais Residential Historic District▾CalaisHistoric district1994
- Address
- Roughly, area along Main St. and Calais Ave., from Calais Ave. to Swan St., Calais
- Listed
- Oct 28, 1994
- Listed for
- Architecture, Community planning, Landscape architecture
- Significance
- Local
- Also known as
- See also:Job Holmes House; Holmes Cottage
- Reference
- 94001248
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Gilmore House▾CalaisBuilding1979
- Address
- 316 Main St., Calais
- Listed
- Jun 14, 1979
- Listed for
- Architecture
- Significance
- Local
- Reference
- 79000380
- Style
- Gothic Revival
- Contributing
- 1 building
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Thomas Hamilton House▾CalaisBuilding1982
- Address
- 78 South St., Calais
- Listed
- Feb 4, 1982
- Listed for
- Architecture
- Significance
- Local
- Reference
- 82000788
- Built
- 1856
- Style
- Italianate architecture
- Contributing
- 1 building
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Hinckley Hill Historic District▾CalaisHistoric district1994
- Address
- Roughly, 305--326 Main St., Calais
- Listed
- Oct 28, 1994
- Listed for
- Architecture, Community planning
- Significance
- Local
- Also known as
- See also:Washburn, George, House; Gilmore, Alexander, House
- Reference
- 94001244
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Holmes Cottage▾CalaisBuilding1988
- Address
- 241 Main St., Calais
- Listed
- Apr 4, 1988
- Listed for
- Architecture
- Significance
- Local
- Reference
- 87001855
- Built
- 1820
- Contributing
- 1 building
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Dr. Job Holmes House▾CalaisBuilding1990
- Address
- 247 Main St., Calais
- Listed
- Apr 5, 1990
- Listed for
- Architecture
- Significance
- Local
- Also known as
- The Holmestead
- Reference
- 90000579
- Built
- 1850
- Style
- Italianate architecture
- Contributing
- 1 building
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Theodore Jellison House▾CalaisBuilding1984
- Address
- River Rd., Calais
- Listed
- Nov 23, 1984
- Listed for
- Architecture
- Significance
- Local
- Also known as
- The Stone House
- Reference
- 84000274
- Built
- 1825
- Style
- Greek Revival architecture
- Contributing
- 1 building
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Pike's Mile Markers▾CalaisHistoric district1995
- Address
- Twelve locations spaced 1 mi. apart along E side of US 1 between Robbinston and Calais, Calais
- Listed
- Jan 20, 1995
- Listed for
- Entertainment and recreation
- Significance
- Local
- Reference
- 94001548
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
St. Anne's Episcopal Church▾CalaisBuilding1982
- Address
- Church St., Calais
- Listed
- Jul 8, 1982
- Listed for
- Architecture
- Significance
- Local
- Reference
- 82000789
- Style
- Carpenter Gothic
- Contributing
- 1 building
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
U.S. Inspection Station–Calais (Ferry Point), Maine▾CalaisBuilding2014
- Address
- 1 Main St., Calais
- Listed
- Sep 10, 2014
- Listed for
- Politics and government, Architecture
- Significance
- Local
- Also known as
- Calais Inspection Station; Ferry Point Inspection Station
- Reference
- 14000559
- Contributing
- 2 buildings
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Directions ↗
George Washburn House▾CalaisBuilding1982
- Address
- 318 Main St., Calais
- Listed
- Feb 11, 1982
- Listed for
- Architecture
- Significance
- Local
- Reference
- 82000790
- Style
- Gothic Revival
- Contributing
- 1 building
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Whitlocks Mill Light Station▾CalaisHistoric district1988
- Address
- S bank of St. Croix River, Calais vicinity
- Listed
- Jan 21, 1988
- Listed for
- Engineering, Transportation, Architecture
- Significance
- State
- Reference
- 87002276
- Built
- 1892
- Contributing
- 4 buildings, 1 structure
- Links
- The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
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