The Israel Snow House stands at 9 Water Street in the South End of Rockland, Maine, and it is one of the regions finest examples of late Greek Revival architecture. The residence was built for Captain Israel Snow (1801-1875), a mariner and captain of several vessels, including the schooner Maria (1829), the brigSnow(1835-36), the brig Lucy Ann(1842), and the Barque Star (1848). In 1850, he and his wife Lucy moved from Thomaston to Rockland, and he would build this stately mansion where they raised seven children. Some records put the construction of this house at 1861, but that seems very late for such an example of this style. In 1863, he founded Snows Point Shipyard on Mechanic Street in the South End. Rockland was the fourth largest seaport in the United States in terms of production and commerceat the time, and Snows shipyard was a large part of that production. This residence is now offices to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex.