Historic Downtown Excursions

Not all historic downtown sites are included on the narrated walking tour, though many are just a few blocks off the route. They include some of Sanford's earliest homes, other important public buildings and the town's first commercial district, built around the railroad. We invite you, to take a brief excursion to visit some of these sites.

Hawkins Avenue Excursion - Historic Homes of Sanford

First Presbyterian Church - 1914 - 205 Hawkins Avenue

John & Daisy Ingram House - 1924 - 206 Hawkins Avenue

Edwin & Mary Gavin House - 1922 - 305 Hawkins Avenue

John D. McIver House - 1885 - 309 Hawkins Avenue

Duncan & Kate McIver House - 1893 - 315 Hawkins Avenue

Hilands-Crabtree House - 1900 - 405 Hawkins Avenue

North Steele Excursion - Historic Public Buildings

Former Sanford Public Library - c.1927 - 118 North Steele Street

Sanford Herald Building - c.1935 - 208-210 St. Clair Court

Perry Building - c.1935 - 140 North Steele Street

Medical Building - c.1935 - 153 North Steele Street

Former Scott Hospital - 1924 - 105 Gordon Street

First Baptist Church - 1924-25 - 202 Summit Drive

St. Thomas Episcopal Church - 1929-31 - 312 North Steele Street

Chatham Street Excursion - Sanford's First Commercial District

Sanford Buggy Co. Livery Stable - c1908 - 125 Chatham Street

Commercial Building - c.1912 - 129 Chatham Street

Commercial Building - c.1910 - 131 Chatham Street

Commercial Building - c.1910 - 147 Chatham Street

Lutterloh Clinic - 1909 - 201 Chatham Street

Commercial Building - c.1905 - 219 Chatham Street

Commercial Building - c.1925 - 229 Chatham Street

Commercial Building - c.1920 - 231 Chatham Street

Commercial Building - c.1920 - 303 Chatham Street

Railroad Freight Depot - c.1926 - 317 Chatham Street

 

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