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PHOTO: The historic Sugarloaf Summit Lodge is on the Maine Preservation Endangered Historic Places list. (New England Ski History photo)
YARMOUTH – Some local buildings and places are on the Maine Preservation annual list of the Most Endangered Historic Places in Maine.
Among places on the list are the Masonic Hall in Wayne, the Sugarloaf Summit Lodge in Carrabassett Valley, both currently endangered; Frank J. Wood Bridge over the Kennebec River between Topsham and Brunswick and the Kennebec Arsenal in Augusta, both still endangered. Maine downtowns have been added to success stories.
The Most Endangered Historic Places List began in 1996 for the purpose of identifying and raising public awareness about preserving threatened historic properties. Since that time 165 places have been included on the list, of which 60 have been saved, 36 currently are in the process of preservation, and only 20 have been lost.
2021 marks the 25th anniversary of Maine Preservation’s Most Endangered Historic Places list. To commemorate the milestone, this year’s list was divided into the currently endangered, still endangered and success stories categories. Currently Endangered identifies new sites that face severe decay or demolition, still endangered focuses on sites that have been previously listed and remain in peril and success stories highlights sites that have been saved since being identified as endangered.
Aside from the local places, this year’s list includes the First Congregational Church, East Machias, currently endangered; McCurdy’s Smokehouse, Lubec, still endangered; and success stories Saco Mill No. 4, Saco; and the Wood Island Life Saving Station, Kittery Point.
For more information on each of the listings, visit mainepreservation.org/most-endangered.
