Jeremiah Colburn House
The Jeremiah Colburn House is a historic site located at 68 Main Street in Orono, Maine, Orono, Maine, United States, which is named for one of Orono's two original settlers, Jeremiah Colburn. The structure was built in 1840 and served as the home and office of Dr. Asa Adams, a renowned family physician in the Town of Orono for over 43 years and after whom the local Asa C. Adams Elementary School is named. Built in the Greek Revival architecture, Greek Revival style, it is a contributing property to the Orono Main Street Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and lies near thJeremiah Colburn Natural Area References

Houses completed in 1840 Houses in Orono, Maine Greek Revival houses in Maine Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine National Register of Historic Places in Penobscot County, Maine {{Maine-struct-stub ...
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Historic Site
A historic site or heritage site is an official location where pieces of political, military, cultural, or social history have been preserved due to their cultural heritage value. Historic sites are usually protected by law, and many have been recognized with the official national historic site status. A historic site may be any building, landscape, site or structure that is of local, regional, or national significance. Usually this also means the site must be at least 50 years or older. The U.S. National Park Service defines a historic site as the "location of a significant event, a prehistoric or historic occupation or activity, or a building or structure, whether standing, ruined, or vanished, where the location itself possesses historic, cultural, or archeological value regardless of the value of any existing structure". Historic sites can also mark public crimes, such as Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum in Phnom Penh, Cambodia or Robben Island, South Africa. Similar to museums ...
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