52--54 Main St., Bucksport, Maine. County/parish: Hancock.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 10, 1986. NRIS 86000074.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The Jed Prouty Tavern and Inn is an historic building at 57 Main Street in downtown Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine. It was built around 1780 as a two family home and was converted into a tavern and inn around 1820. In this guise it hosted prominent national figures, including Daniel Webster and Presidents Martin Van Buren and William Henry Harrison. After standing largely vacant in the later 20th century, the building was converted an assisted living facility, and presently serves as a community senior center. it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/88686171