Dexter Grist Mill, Dexter

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The Dexter Grist Mill, now the Dexter Historical Society Museum, is a historic 19th-century industrial property in Dexter, Maine. Built in 1854, the mill was operated by a single family for over a century, and was converted to a museum in 1967. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. ()

Built: 1854 (170 years ago)Coordinates: 45°1'23"N, 69°17'29"W

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Dexter United States

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Dexter Grist Mill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dexter Universalist Church, Bank Block, Abbott Memorial Library.

~820 ftNE
Church
Dexter Universalist Church, Dexter
4 min walk • Dexter Universalist Church, or the First Universalist Church of Dexter, is a historic church on Church Street in Dexter, Maine. Built in the 1820s and restyled in the 1860s, it is a distinctive work of Boston, Massachusetts architect Thomas Silloway. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
~470 ftN
Romanesque architecture
Bank Block, Dexter
3 min walk • The Bank Block is a historic commercial building at 15 Main Street in Dexter, Maine. Built in 1876 for two local banks, with a new fourth floor added in 1896, it is a significant local example of Italianate and Romanesque architecture, designed by Bangor architect George W. Orff.
~890 ftNE
Library
Abbott Memorial Library, Dexter
5 min walk • Abbott Memorial Library is the public library of Dexter, Maine. It is located at 1 Church Street, in an architecturally sophisticated Renaissance Revival structure, built in 1894 as a gift from George Amos Abbott, a local mill owner.

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Which popular attractions are close to Dexter Grist Mill?

Nearby attractions include Bank Block, Dexter (3 min walk), Dexter Universalist Church, Dexter (4 min walk), Abbott Memorial Library, Dexter (5 min walk).