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Old Fire Engine House
Photo: E Julienn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Old Fire Engine House

On the National Register since 198541 years
Listed 1985Orono
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Old Fire Engine House

Old Fire Engine House, at N. Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 12, 1985. It was among the first 6 of Orono’s 11 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level.

What it isFire station in Maine, United States of America. 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 · 52 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 2 landmarks in about 10 minutes

N. Main St., Orono · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Old Fire Engine HouseStart here
  2. 2Nathaniel Treat HouseFederal · 0.4 mi on
Around it

7 more Register listings within a mile

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

BWilliam Colburn HouseCape Cod Colonial · Built 17800.7 miBPhi Gamma Delta HouseBuilding0.7 miBAlpha Tau Omega HouseBuilding0.7 miDOrono Main Street Historic DistrictFederal0.8 miBGov. Israel Washburn HouseGreek Revival0.9 miBMaine Experiment Station BarnBuilding0.9 miDUniversity of Maine at Orono Historic DistrictRomanesque Revival1 mi

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Questions about Old Fire Engine House

Is Old Fire Engine House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 12, 1985 (Register number 85002181).

Is Old Fire Engine House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Maine has 41 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Fort Knox State Park, 23.3 miles away.

Can you visit Old Fire Engine House?

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 Old Fire Engine House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 52 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 88687017 · Wikidata · old views from Orono’s archive. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.