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Sproul's Cafe
Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Sproul's Cafe

Also known as Ward's Building

On the National Register since 198244 years
Listed 1982Bar Harbor
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Sproul's Cafe

Sproul's Cafe, at 128 Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 4, 1982. It was among the first 7 of Bar Harbor’s 24 listings. The Register lists it for its commerce and social history, at the local level. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric commercial building in Bar Harbor, 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 · 7 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

128 Main St., Bar Harbor · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Sproul's CafeStart here
  2. 2Criterion TheatreArt Deco · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Saint Saviour's Episcopal Church and RectoryGothic · Built 1877 · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Jesup Memorial LibraryColonial Revival · Built 1911 · next door
  5. 5St. Edward's Convent, (Former)Jacobethan Revival · Built 1917 · 0.1 mi on
Around it

10 more Register listings within a mile

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

BJohn Innes Kane CottageTudor Revival0.4 miDWest Street Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.4 miBRedwoodShingle Style0.6 miBReverie CoveColonial Revival0.6 miDHarbor Lane-Eden Street Historic DistrictColonial Revival0.7 miBUS Post Office-Bar Harbor MainBuilding0.8 miDThe Farm HouseLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Colonial Revival0.8 miBCleftstoneColonial Revival0.9 miBThe TurretsChateauesque Style · Built 18950.9 miBNannauShingle Style1 mi

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Questions about Sproul's Cafe

Is Sproul's Cafe on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Feb 4, 1982 (Register number 82000744).

Is Sproul's Cafe a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Maine has 41 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Gilman, Daniel Coit, Summer Home, 7.7 miles away.

Can you visit Sproul's Cafe?

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 Sproul's Cafe?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 7 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 88686203 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.