James Merrill House, Stonington

Name: James Merrill House
Address: Stonington, United States

#3 among attractions in Stonington

Museum, History museum

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The James Merrill House is a 19th-century house at 107 Water Street in Stonington Borough in southeastern Connecticut, formerly owned by poet James Merrill. Upon his death in 1995, the house was kept by the village as a home for writers and scholars. ()

Built: 1901 (123 years ago)Architectural style: Victorian architectureCoordinates: 41°20'1"N, 71°54'24"W

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Stonington United States

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James Merrill House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mystic Seaport, Flying Horse Carousel, Stonington Harbor Light, Mystic River Bascule Bridge.

3.6 miNW
Museum, Maritime museum
Mystic Seaport, Mystic
91 min walk • Mystic Seaport, nestled in the picturesque town of Mystic, Connecticut, is a quintessential New England attraction and a treasure trove for maritime enthusiasts. This expansive museum, often referred to as The Museum of America and the Sea, offers a unique glimpse into...
3 miSE
Amusement, Historical place, Amusement ride
Flying Horse Carousel, Watch Hill
78 min walk • The Flying Horse Carousel is a historic carousel in Watch Hill, the principal summer resort area of the town of Westerly, Rhode Island, United States.
~1990 ftS
Museum, History museum, Maritime museum
Stonington Harbor Light, Stonington
10 min walk • The Stonington Harbor Light is a historic lighthouse built in 1840 and located on the east side of Stonington Harbor in the Borough of Stonington, Connecticut. It is a well-preserved example of a mid-19th century stone lighthouse. The light was taken out of service in 1889 and now serves as a local history museum.
3.5 miNW
Bridge
Mystic River Bascule Bridge, Mystic
90 min walk • The Mystic River Bascule Bridge is a bascule bridge spanning the Mystic River in Mystic, Connecticut in the United States. It carries vehicle and foot traffic directly into the tourist district of town via 33 ft-wide Main Street.
3.2 miSE
Beach, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Watch Hill Light, Watch Hill
83 min walk • The Watch Hill Lighthouse in Watch Hill, Rhode Island has served as a nautical beacon for ships since 1745, when the Rhode Island colonial government erected a watchtower and beacon during the French and Indian War and Revolutionary War.
3.6 miW
Museum, Art museum
Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic
92 min walk • Mystic Museum of Art is a museum of American art at 9 Water Street in Mystic, Connecticut. The Mystic Art Association, an organization of artists who painted in the seacoast town, was founded by Charles Harold Davis in 1913.
3.5 miW
Bridge
Mystic River Railroad Bridge, Mystic
89 min walk • The Mystic River Railroad Bridge is a railroad bridge carrying Amtrak's Northeast Corridor over the Mystic River in Mystic, Connecticut, between the towns of Groton and Stonington. There have been three bridges at this location.
0.6 miN
Museum, History museum, Neo-renaissance architecture
Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House, Stonington
17 min walk • The Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House is a historic house museum in Stonington, Connecticut, built in 1852–54. The house is a transitional style between the Greek revival and the Victorian Italianate.
2.8 miNW
Museum, Nature and wildlife, Park
Pequotsepos Manor, Mystic
73 min walk • Pequotsepos Manor, known formally as Denison Homestead, is a historic house museum at 120 Pequotsepos Road in the Stonington part of Mystic, Connecticut.
3.5 miNW
Ship
L. A. Dunton, Mystic
90 min walk • L. A. Dunton is a National Historic Landmark fishing schooner and museum exhibit located at the Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, Connecticut.
3.6 miNW
Ship
Emma C. Berry, Mystic
92 min walk • Emma C. Berry is a fishing sloop located at the Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, Connecticut, United States, and one of the oldest surviving commercial vessels in America. She is the last known surviving American well smack. This type of boat is also termed a sloop smack or Noank smack.

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Which popular attractions are close to James Merrill House?

Nearby attractions include Stonington Harbor Light, Stonington (10 min walk), John Palmer House, Stonington (17 min walk), Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House, Stonington (17 min walk).