National Register of Historic Places

Hampden Academy

Hampden, Penobscot County, Maine
Listed
September 10, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
75000106

About this property

Hampden Academy is a public high school located at 89 Western Avenue in Hampden, Maine, United States. The school is a part of Regional School Unit #22 (R.S.U. 22), with approximately 708 students from Hampden, Newburgh, Frankfort and Winterport attending grades 9–12. It has been accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Hampden Academy was founded in 1803. It became a member of SAD 22 in 1969 (changed to RSU 22 in 2013). It still serves as a public school that educates students from Hampden, Winterport, Frankfort, and Newburgh. The original Hampden Academy building, located across US 1A and now part of the McGraw School, is on the National Register of Historic Places. A new $51.6 million building, located behind the FieldTurf complex, was completed in 2012. The front lawn of the 1 Main Road North location was the site of the Battle of Hampden during the War of 1812. Hiram Batchelder, Civil War soldier and Mayor of Chico, California Dillon Bates, former member of the Maine House of Representatives Matthew Gagnon, think tank executive, writer and radio host Frederick Low, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives in California and later governor of California Tanya Ryno (Tanya Grondin 1988), Saturday Night Live producer Charles Stetson, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 6th district Michael Thibodeau (1984), Maine State Senate President

Location

Hampden, Penobscot County, Maine
44.73994, -68.83750

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When was Hampden Academy listed on the National Register?

Hampden Academy was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Hampden Academy?

Hampden Academy is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Hampden Academy is recorded as the industrial era.

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