Penobscot Marine Museum

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Penobscot Marine Museum and Boundary Increase
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	Church St Searsport, Maine
Architectural style(s):	Greek Revival
Added to NRHP:	July 1, 1970 September 26, 1997 (boundary increase)
NRHP Reference#:	70000088 97001133 (boundary increase)

The Penobscot Marine Museum in Searsport, Maine, United States, is Maine's oldest maritime museum and is designed to preserve and educate people regarding Maine's and Searsport's rich and unique maritime and shipbuilding history.^[1]

Designed as a unique 19 century seafaring village, the museum encompasses 13 historic and modern buildings, houses a modern exhibit gallery features annual shows and is home to a regionally important library and archives focused on maritime history and regional genealogy.^[2][3]

[edit] References

1. ^ Penobscot Marine Museum official site
2. ^ Maine Archives and Museums - Penobscot Marine Museum
3. ^ Penobscot Marine Museum at Frommer's

[edit] See also

Penobscot Bay Sears Island

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