Sagadahoc Preservation, Inc. is dedicated to the preservation of buildings possessing architectural and historic merit in Sagadahoc County, Maine; to educating the public about those historic buildings; to maintaining the Winter Street Center for community use.

The Winter Street Church in Bath, Maine, pictured at left (photo by Jeff Cutler), was built by Anthony Coombs Raymond in 1843, and is one of the best examples of American Gothic Revival wooden architecture in New England. Now called the Winter Street Center, this magnificent historic building is the headquarters of SPI, central to many of our programs.

News & Highlights

  • 2024 Annual Meeting

    On Thursday, October 17th, 2024 we gathered for our annual meeting, to welcome new trustees and celebrate preservation awards.

  • Preservation Awards 2024

    In October, SPI recognized two couples from Bath on their historic preservation efforts. One for a residential home, and one for adaptive reuse of a building.
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  • House & Garden Tour

    This year’s tour featuring North Bath was a grand success! Thank you to all our home owners, volunteers, sponsors and ticket buyers! Stay tuned for next year’s tour featuring Bath’s south end.

  • Concert: Singer-Songwriter Series

    Join us in 2025 for the next in our “Maine Singer-Songwriter” concert series. These special acoustic concerts benefit the restoration of the Winter Street Church.

Sagadahoc Preservation, Inc. was founded in 1971 initially for the purpose of saving Bath’s Winter Street Congregational Church building from destruction. Our efforts also restored The Chocolate Church on Washington Street and supported ongoing preservation and restoration of Bath’s 19th-century downtown area. SPI played a major role in establishing two federally designated National Register Historic Districts that encompass the central business district and residential areas of Bath, Maine, the City of Ships. Today, we run several initiatives celebrating and preserving our community’s architectural heritage. We hope you will join us as a member or participant in any of our public programs.