Tour - Yarmouth History Center Walking Tour

Yarmouth History Center Walking Tour

Yarmouth, Maine 04096, United States

Created By: Yarmouth Historical Society

Tour Information

This walking tour includes historic sites and buildings which highlight Yarmouth's mills, historic village and historic buildings. Points of interest include: The Yarmouth History Center, the Third Falls of the Royal River, the Sparhawk Mill, the Universalist Church, the First Parish Church, North Yarmouth Academy, Merrill Memorial Library, the Grand Trunk Train Station, The Bickford Collection at Railroad Square, the Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Brick Block

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What You'll See on the Tour

Yarmouth Historical Society

The Yarmouth History Center was built in 2013 on the site of the old Yarmouth Water District Building. The stone wall inside the Center is original to the Water District Building. The Yarmouth Historical Society has one of the finest local ... Read more

Third Falls of the Royal River

The first paper mill on this site was established in 1864. This company was known as the Yarmouth Paper Company. After many owners, the mill burned 1870. In 1874, S.D. Warren and George W. Hammond purchased the rights to a soda pulp mill th... Read more

Sparhawk Mill

The first mill on this site was the North Yarmouth Manufacturing Company. It was founded in 1847 by Eleazer Burbank. The company made cotton yarn and cloth. This brick building replaced a wooden mill dating back to 1817. In 1855, Libby and ... Read more

First Universalist church

Universalists established themselves here in 1886, at what had previously been the Central Parish Church. The Central Parish Church formed when members of the Congregational Church split in 1860. The split occurred because some members beli... Read more

First Parish Church

This was the third church built in Yarmouth during a prosperous era. The church features paired columns, tall round and arched windows, brackets and other Classical and Italianate architecture. Many of these features are also reflected in ... Read more

North Yarmouth Academy

North Yarmouth Academy is one of the oldest private schools in Maine. It was incorporated in 1814. The two brick buildings Russell Hall, built first in 1841 and Academy Hall built in 1847-1848.

Merrill Memorial Library

Joseph Edward Merrill, George Hammond, S.D. Warren and John Coombs where the key figures in the construction of the Merrill Memorial Library. The architect for the building was A. W. Longfellow, nephew of the poet, and senior architect for ... Read more

Grand Trunk Train Station

The station building was completed 1906, replacing a previous structure constructed in 1848. The station’s elegant roofline, delicate brackets, and semicircular northern end mark it out as a wonderful and unusual surviving example of mid-... Read more