National Historic Landmark · Prospect, Maine

Fort Knox State Park

Added to the National Register in 1969, and a National Historic Landmark.

Fort Knox State Park
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeStructure
AddressU.S. 1 near Prospect, Prospect, ME
CountyWaldo County
ListedOct 1, 1969
Listed forMilitary, Architecture
Level of significanceNational
Also known asFort Knox
Reference number69000023
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressU.S. 1 near Prospect, Prospect, ME
Coordinates44.5662° N, 68.8024° W · Directions ↗
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Fort Knox State Park listed on the National Register?

Oct 1, 1969. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Fort Knox State Park?

U.S. 1 near Prospect, Prospect, Waldo County, Maine.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Fort Knox State Park?

The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.

Source: National Archives

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 69000023. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.