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The Gardiner Historic District encompasses the historic 19th-century commercial heart of the city of Gardiner, Maine. Once a leading port and industrial center on the Kennebec River , Gardiner's Water Street downtown area retains the feel of its late 19th-century commercial success.
Gardiner is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,961 at the 2020 census. [3] Popular with tourists, Gardiner is noted for its culture and old architecture. Gardiner is a nationally accredited Main Street America community. [4] It is included in the Augusta, Maine micropolitan New England City and Town Area.
Oaklands, also known locally as Oaklands Castle, is a historic house on Oaklands Farm in southern Gardiner, Maine.The main house of this farm property is a stone Gothic Revival work from the early career of the noted 19th-century architect Richard Upjohn.
In 2013. The former Gardiner Railroad Station stands in downtown Gardiner, between Maine Street and the Kennebec River, just north of the mouth of Cobbosseecontee Stream.It is a single-story masonry structure, built of stone and brick, and set on a full-height granite basement.
The Edwin Arlington Robinson House is an historic house at 67 Lincoln Avenue in Gardiner, Maine.A two-story wood-frame house, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971 for its association with Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869–1935) one the United States' leading poets of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Christ Episcopal Church is a historic church located at 1 Dresden Avenue in Gardiner, Maine.Built in 1820 for the oldest congregation in the Episcopal Diocese of Maine.It is the oldest known example of ecclesiastical Gothic Revival architecture in New England, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Robert Hallowell Gardiner (February 10, 1782 – March 22, 1864 [1]) was a prominent, educated land owner in Maine. [2] He represented the union of two great early New England fortunes. [ 3 ] He was the grandson of both Dr. Silvester Gardiner , the founder of Gardiner, Maine , and Benjamin Hallowell, the founder of Hallowell, Maine .
Dr. Silvester Gardiner (June 29, 1708 – August 8, 1786) was a physician, pharmaceutical merchant and land developer of Maine. He is known for founding the city of Gardiner . Early years