All Around Downtown/Uptown Auburn

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A one mile walk through Auburn’s historic district, past commercial buildings, churches, repurposed old factories, and ending with a tour of the delightful Auburn Public Library, a Carnegie library designed by well-known architect William Miller and constructed in 1903 on land donated by the City of Auburn.

Accessibility:

The route is accessible with some hilly terrain. The library has an exterior ramp and interior elevator. There is a bus stop on Spring Street next to the library.

Starting Location:

This huge red brick Gothic Revival Church is located just off Minot Avenue (Rtes. 202/4) and is near Maine Community Bank and Hannaford and a short walk to Auburn Public Library, which has two parking lots off Library Avenue. There is quite a bit of on street parking in the general area as well.

Intersection of Spring and Elm Streets, First Universalist Church
Auburn, Maine 04210

Ending Location:

Auburn Public Library, a historic Renaissance Revival and Richardsonian Romanesque structure prominently located at the intersection of Spring & Court Streets.