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Vickery Building
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National Register of Historic Places

Vickery Building

On the National Register since 198442 years
Italian RenaissanceListed 1984Augusta
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About Vickery Building

Vickery Building, at 261 Water St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 22, 1984. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Italian Renaissance, as it does for 4 other Maine listings. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric commercial building in Augusta, Maine, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 88 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1895 to today

  1. 1895Built
  2. 1984Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 42 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

261 Water St., Augusta · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Vickery BuildingStart here
  2. 2Journal BuildingRenaissance · Built 1899 · next door
  3. 3Masonic HallRenaissance · next door
  4. 4Doughty BlockItalianate · Built 1890 · next door
  5. 5Kresge BuildingModerne · Built 1932 · next door
Around it

34 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BHartford Fire StationBuilding0.1 miBGov. John F. Hill MansionColonial Revival · Built 19010.2 miBKennebec County CourthouseGreek Revival0.2 miDWater StreetDistrict0.2 miBLibby-Hill BlockItalianate · Built 18660.2 miBTappan-Viles HouseFederal · Built 18160.3 miBAlgernon Bangs HouseQueen Anne · Built 18920.3 miBOld Post OfficeRomanesque Revival0.3 miBLithgow LibraryRomanesque Revival0.3 mi★Fort WesternBuilt 17540.3 miBSt. Mark's Episcopal ChurchGothic0.3 miBFuller-Weston HouseFederal · Built 18180.3 miBAlls Souls ChurchStick Style · Built 18790.3 miBAdams, D. V., Co.-Bussell and WestonNeo-Classical · Built 19090.3 miBWhitehouse BlockItalianate0.3 miBNoble BlockItalianate · Built 18650.3 miBWilliams BlockItalianate0.3 miBSturgis and Haskell BuildingItalianate0.3 mi
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BAugusta City Hall, FormerSecond Renaissance Revival · Built 18960.3 miBDr. J. W. Ellis HouseGreek Revival · Built 18550.3 miBSouth Parish Congregational Church and Parish HouseGothic Revival0.3 miBColonial TheaterBuilding0.3 miBGuy P. Gannett HouseMediterranean Revival · Built 19110.4 miDWinthrop Street Historic DistrictFederal0.4 miBCony High SchoolColonial Revival0.4 miDCrosby Street Historic DistrictFederal0.4 miSCapitol ParkBuilt 18270.5 miDCapitol Complex Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.5 mi★Kennebec ArsenalDistrict0.5 mi★James G. Blaine HouseBuilding0.5 miBSt. Mary's ChurchBuilding0.5 miDWinthrop Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Federal0.5 miBLot Morrill HouseGreek Revival · Built 18300.5 miDBond Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 mi

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Questions about Vickery Building

Is Vickery Building on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 22, 1984 (Register number 84001380).

Is Vickery Building a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Maine has 41 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Fort Western, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Vickery Building?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Vickery Building?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 88 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 88686419 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.