Duck Cove School, Bucksport

#6 among attractions in Bucksport

Victorian architecture

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The Duck Cove School is a historic former school building at 429 Maine State Route 46 in Bucksport, Maine. Built in 1895, this wood frame one-room schoolhouse served as a school until 1943, and been owned by a local community organization since. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. ()

Coordinates: 44°35'36"N, 68°44'33"W

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Bucksport United States

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Duck Cove School – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Knox, Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory, Buck Memorial Library, Elm Street Congregational Church and Parish House.

3.7 miSW
Historical place, Museum, Military museum
Fort Knox, Bucksport
95 min walk • Fort Knox, not to be confused with the famed gold depository in Kentucky, is a historic gem nestled in the town of Prospect, Maine. This state park offers visitors a glimpse into America's past through well-preserved military architecture and scenic surroundings.
3.8 miSW
Observation decks and towers, Bridge
Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory, Bucksport
97 min walk • The Penobscot Narrows Bridge is a 2,120 feet long cable-stayed bridge that carries US 1/SR 3 over the Penobscot River. It connects Verona Island to Prospect, in the U.S. state of Maine. It opened in December, 2006, replacing the Waldo–Hancock Bridge, built in 1931.
3 miSW
Library, Romanesque architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Buck Memorial Library, Bucksport
78 min walk • The Buck Memorial Library is the public library of Bucksport, Maine. It is located at 47 Maine Street in the center of the town, in an architecturally distinguished Gothic Revival stone structure designed by George A. Clough and built in 1887.
2.8 miSW
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Elm Street Congregational Church and Parish House, Bucksport
73 min walk • The Elm Street Congregational Church and Parish House is a historic church complex at Elm and Franklin Streets in Bucksport, Maine. It includes a Greek Revival church building, built in 1838 to a design by Benjamin S. Deane, and an 1867 Second Empire parish house.
2.9 miSW
Nightlife
Jed Prouty Tavern and Inn, Bucksport
73 min walk • The Jed Prouty Tavern and Inn is an historic building at 57 Main Street in downtown Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine. It was built around 1780 as a two family home and was converted into a tavern and inn around 1820.
1.6 miS
Town
Orland
42 min walk • Orland is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,221 at the 2020 census.
3 miSW
Georgian architecture
James Emery House, Bucksport
78 min walk • The James Emery House, also known as Linwood Cottage, is a historic house on Main Street in Bucksport, Maine. An architecturally eclectic mix of Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, and Italianate styling, the house was built c. 1855 on a site overlooking the Penobscot River.
3 miSW
Seminary
Wilson Hall, Bucksport
76 min walk • Wilson Hall is a historic Methodist seminary building on Franklin Street in Bucksport, Maine. Built in 1850-51 by the Eastern Maine Methodist Conference, it housed East Maine Conference Seminary, which was the only Methodist seminary in eastern Maine, and was the only seminary in Hancock County.