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Whitehouse Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Whitehouse Block

On the National Register since 198640 years
ItalianateListed 1986Augusta
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About Whitehouse Block

Whitehouse Block, at 188 Water St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 1986. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Italianate, as it does for 184 other Maine listings. It was listed as part of Augusta Central Business District MRA. 21 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in 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 · 4 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

188 Water St., Augusta · about 0.1 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Whitehouse BlockStart here
  2. 2Noble BlockItalianate · Built 1865 · next door
  3. 3Sturgis and Haskell BuildingItalianate · next door
  4. 4Williams BlockItalianate · next door
  5. 5Adams, D. V., Co.-Bussell and WestonNeo-Classical · Built 1909 · next door
Around it

28 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DWater StreetDistrict<0.1 miBLibby-Hill BlockItalianate · Built 1866<0.1 miBDoughty BlockItalianate · Built 18900.1 miBKresge BuildingModerne · Built 19320.1 mi★Fort WesternBuilt 17540.1 miBAlls Souls ChurchStick Style · Built 18790.1 miBAugusta City Hall, FormerSecond Renaissance Revival · Built 18960.1 miBSouth Parish Congregational Church and Parish HouseGothic Revival0.1 miBColonial TheaterBuilding0.1 miDCrosby Street Historic DistrictFederal0.1 miBJournal BuildingRenaissance · Built 18990.2 miBMasonic HallRenaissance0.2 miBKennebec County CourthouseGreek Revival0.2 miBLithgow LibraryRomanesque Revival0.2 miBSt. Mark's Episcopal ChurchGothic0.2 miBFuller-Weston HouseFederal · Built 18180.2 miBDr. J. W. Ellis HouseGreek Revival · Built 18550.2 miBHartford Fire StationBuilding0.3 mi
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BVickery BuildingItalian Renaissance · Built 18950.3 miBCony High SchoolColonial Revival0.3 miDBond Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBGov. John F. Hill MansionColonial Revival · Built 19010.4 miBAlgernon Bangs HouseQueen Anne · Built 18920.4 miBOld Post OfficeRomanesque Revival0.4 miDWinthrop Street Historic DistrictFederal0.4 miDWinthrop Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Federal0.4 miBTappan-Viles HouseFederal · Built 18160.5 miBLot Morrill HouseGreek Revival · Built 18300.5 mi
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Italianate style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Italianate.

Libby-Hill BlockBuilt 1866 · 0 mi away
Noble BlockBuilt 1865 · 0 mi away
Williams Block0 mi away
Sturgis and Haskell Building0 mi away

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Questions about Whitehouse Block

Is Whitehouse Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 2, 1986 (Register number 86001698).

Is Whitehouse Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Maine has 41 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Fort Western, 0.1 miles away.

Can you visit Whitehouse Block?

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 Whitehouse Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 4 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 88684955 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.