South Paris, Maine: Museum in a Jail
1822 jail with barred windows and two-foot-thick rock walls. Inside is a museum with rattlesnake rattles, jailhouse relics, and mementoes of U.S. Vice-President Hannibal Hamlin, South Paris's most famous resident.
Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum
- Address:
- 16 Hannibal Hamlin Drive, South Paris, ME
- Directions:
- Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum. Drive north out of town on ME-26, then bear right (no stoplight) onto Paris Hill Rd. Drive two miles. Turn left (no stoplight) onto Hannibal Hamlin Drive. The jail will be ahead on the left.
- Hours:
- Tu 8:30-5, Th 8:30-6, Sa 10-2 (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 207-743-2980
- Admission:
- Donations welcome.
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An awesome old building -- you could drive right past it without even knowing the museum is there.
[Avery Chipka, 09/13/2025]
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