Woodlawn, also known as the Black House, is the grandest Federal-style mansion in Downeast Maine. The 1820s brick house sits on 180 acres a short drive south of downtown, with period rooms shown more or less as the last Black descendant left them in 1928.
The grounds are open free year-round and are worth a visit even when the house is closed. Formal gardens surround the house, and miles of walking trails wind through woods and meadows. There is also a sleigh and carriage barn full of nineteenth-century vehicles.