Knox County Courthouse, Rockland

Name: Knox County Courthouse
Address: 62 Union Street, Rockland, United States

#14 among attractions in Rockland

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The Knox County Courthouse is located at 62 Union Street in downtown Rockland, the county seat of Knox County, Maine. The oldest portion of the courthouse was designed by Gridley James Fox Bryant and was built in 1874. A prominent local example of Italianate architecture, it has been the county's seat of operations since its construction. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. ()

Built: 1874 (150 years ago)Coordinates: 44°6'13"N, 69°6'42"W

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62 Union StreetRockland United States

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Knox County Courthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rockland Residential Historic District, Farnsworth Art Museum, Maine Lighthouse Museum, American Eagle.

~1010 ftNW
Park, Italianate architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Rockland Residential Historic District, Rockland
5 min walk • The Rockland Residential Historic District encompasses a predominantly residential area west of the downtown of Rockland, Maine.
~930 ftE
Museum, Historical place, Art museum
Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland
5 min walk • The Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland, Maine, United States, is an art museum that specializes in American art.
~1180 ftSE
44°6'8"N • 69°6'28"W
Maine Lighthouse Museum, Rockland
6 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum, Lighthouse
0.7 miNE
Ship
American Eagle, Rockland
18 min walk • The American Eagle, originally Andrew and Rosalie, is a two-masted schooner serving the tourist trade out of Rockland, Maine. Launched in 1930 at Gloucester, Massachusetts, she was the last auxiliary schooner to be built in that port, and one of Gloucester's last sail-powered fishing vessels.
~740 ftSE
Cinema, Concerts and shows, Theater
Strand Theatre, Rockland
4 min walk • The Strand Theatre is a historic performing arts venue at 345 Main Street in downtown Rockland, Maine. Built in 1923 in the wake of a fire that destroyed part of the downtown, it is a rare example of Egyptian Revival architecture, and the only one of three theaters built in Rockland in that period to survive.
~1480 ftNE
Ship
Stephen Taber, Rockland
8 min walk • Stephen Taber is a two-masted schooner, built in 1871, operating as a "windjammer" in the tourist trade out of Rockland, Maine.
0.4 miN
Ship
Isaac H. Evans, Rockland
11 min walk • Isaac H. Evans, originally Boyd N. Sheppard, is a two-masted schooner berthed in Rockland, Maine. She is a Maine windjammer, serving the tourist trade.
~1090 ftE
44°6'12"N • 69°6'28"W
Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland
6 min walk • Museum, Art museum
0.7 miSE
44°5'39"N • 69°6'17"W
The Coastal Children's Museum, Rockland
19 min walk • Museum, Children's museum, Science museum
~990 ftNE
Lighthouse
American Lighthouse Foundation, Rockland
5 min walk • The American Lighthouse Foundation is a 501 non-profit organization founded in 1994 with a primary mission of lighthouse preservation.
~930 ftE
Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture
Farnsworth Homestead, Rockland
5 min walk • The Farnsworth Homestead is a historic house museum at 21 Elm Street in Rockland, Maine. Built in 1854 by William A. Farnsworth, it is an excellent late example of Greek Revival architecture, and was the home of Lucy Farnsworth, the major benefactor of the Farnsworth Art Museum, which owns the house and operates it as a museum property.

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Which popular attractions are close to Knox County Courthouse?

Nearby attractions include Rockland Public Library, Rockland (3 min walk), Strand Theatre, Rockland (4 min walk), Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland (5 min walk), Farnsworth Homestead, Rockland (5 min walk).