Belfast Historic District
Belfast Historic District | |
The former Post Office and Custom House building | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by High, Grove and Elm, Congress, Main and Market and Imrose, Belfast, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 44°25′25″N 69°0′23″W / 44.42361°N 69.00639°W |
| Area | 126 acres (51 ha) 2 acres (0.81 ha) (1993 increase) less than one acre (1995 increase) |
| Architect | Calvin Ryder, et al. |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 86002733 (original) 93000195 (increase 1) 95001476 (increase 2) |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | August 21, 1986 |
| Boundary increases | April 2, 1993 December 28, 1995 |
The Belfast Historic District encompasses a large portion of the city center of Belfast, Maine, representing one of Maine's largest concentrations of pre-Civil War architecture, as well as a rich collection of commercial architecture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, with minor enlargements in 1993 and 1995.