National Historic Landmark · Togus, Maine

Governor's House

A listed building in Togus, Maine, built 1869 in the Second Empire architecture in the United States and Canada style. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkBuilt 1869Listed 1974Second Empire architecture in the United States and CanadaPrivate unless stated
Governor's House
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressOff ME 17, Togus, ME
CountyKennebec County
ListedFeb 23, 1974
Reference number74000319
Built1869
StyleSecond Empire architecture in the United States and Canada
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

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

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.

Where it is

StreetOff ME 17
Coordinates44.28008, -69.70224 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74000319. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.