County Rd., West Pembroke, Maine. County/parish: Washington.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 02, 1982. NRIS 82000784.
1 contributing building.
The Charles Best House is a historic house on Old County Road in West Pembroke, Maine, United States. Built in 1845, it is a fairly typical example of a mid-19th century Greek Revival connected farmstead. It is notable as the birthplace in 1899 of Charles Best (1899–1978), who is credited as a co-discoverer of insulin and the development of its therapeutic use in the treatment of diabetes. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
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