Maine State DAR Historical Buildings and Rooms

Since 1910, Hannah Weston Chapter NSDAR of Machias has owned and maintained the “Burnham Tavern” as a museum. The “Tavern” was built in 1770 and is the oldest building in eastern Maine, as well as being the only one with a Revolutionary War history.

Montpelier in Thomaston, the home of General Henry Knox, first Secretary of War, was built in 1795. It was razed in 1871, but in 1931 the replica, built and furnished by the Maine Daughters-under the leadership of the General Knox Chapter NSDAR of Thomaston-was dedicated. Lady Knox Chapter NSDAR holds an observance  each year on July 25th, the anniversary of the birthday of General Knox.

The old blockhouse at Fort Halifax in Winslow, built in 1754, was owned by Fort Halifax Chapter NSDAR until 1965 when it was deeded to the state. The chapter also repaired the old Fort schoolhouse, where Arnold stopped on his way to Quebec.

In Augusta, the Koussinoc Chapter NSDAR maintains a room at Fort Western, which was erected in 1754 by the Plymouth Company as a trading post; it is now a museum.

During the Bicentennial period Maine Daughters contributed items towards the furnishing of two period rooms in the Maine State Museum’s “Way of Life” exhibit.