Cotton-Smith House, Fairfield

#1 among attractions in Fairfield

Museum, History museum

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The Cotton-Smith House is a historic house at 42 High Street in Fairfield, Maine. Built in 1890, it is one of Fairfield's finest Queen Anne Victorian houses. It was built by Joseph Cotton, owner of the Maine Manufacturing Company, which produced iceboxes, and occupied by him for just four years. The house was acquired in 1983 by the Fairfield Historical Society, which operates it as the Fairfield History House, a museum of local history. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. ()

Built: 1890 (134 years ago)Coordinates: 44°35'11"N, 69°36'2"W

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Cotton-Smith House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Colby College Museum of Art, Two Cent Bridge, Waterville Opera House and City Hall, Perkins Arboretum.

3.3 miSW
Museum, Art museum
Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville
85 min walk • The Colby College Museum of Art is an art museum located on the campus of Colby College in Waterville, Maine.
2.8 miSW
Bridge
Two Cent Bridge, Waterville
71 min walk • The Ticonic Footbridge, popularly known as the Two Cent Bridge or the Two Penny Bridge, is a suspension bridge that spans the Kennebec River between the city of Waterville and the town of Winslow in Kennebec County, Maine.
2.9 miSW
Performing arts, City hall
Waterville Opera House and City Hall, Waterville
74 min walk • The Waterville Opera House and City Hall is a historic civic building at Castonguay Square in downtown Waterville, Maine. Built at the turn of the 20th century, it is one of a small number of multifunction civic buildings, housing both a live performance venue and municipal facilities, functions it continues to perform today.
3 miSW
Botanical garden
Perkins Arboretum, Waterville
78 min walk • The Perkins Arboretum is the Colby College arboretum, located at 5600 Mayflower Hill Drive in Waterville, Maine, United States. It is used for teaching and research, but its trails are also open to the public. The Arboretum was established in 1946, later dedicated to the memory of Professor and Mrs.
3.2 miSW
Museum, History museum
Redington Museum, Waterville
82 min walk • The Redington Museum or Redington House is a historic house and museum in Waterville, Maine that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum is the headquarters of the Waterville Historical Society. Built in 1814, it is one of the best-preserved houses of the period in the city.
3.2 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Universalist-Unitarian Church, Waterville
83 min walk • The Universalist Unitarian Church is a historic church on Silver Street and Elm Street in Waterville, Maine in the United States.
4.9 miSW
44°31'54"N • 69°39'48"W
Pine Ridge Golf Course, Waterville
125 min walk • Golf
2.9 miSW
44°32'58"N • 69°37'46"W
Common Street Arts, Waterville
75 min walk • Art gallery, Museum, Shopping
2.9 miSW
Library
Waterville Public Library, Waterville
74 min walk • The Waterville Public Library is the public library serving Waterville, Maine.
3.2 miSW
Museum
Redington Museum, Waterville
82 min walk • The Redington Museum or Redington House is a historic house and museum in Waterville, Maine that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum is the headquarters of the Waterville Historical Society. Built in 1814, it is one of the best-preserved houses of the period in the city.
2.9 miSW
Church
First Baptist Church, Waterville
74 min walk • The First Baptist Church is a historic church at 1 Park Street in Waterville, Maine. Built in 1826, it is the city's oldest standing public building. It was renovated in 1875 to a design by Francis H. Fassett. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

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Which popular attractions are close to Cotton-Smith House?

Nearby attractions include Connor-Bovie House, Fairfield (2 min walk), Lawrence Library, Fairfield (4 min walk), Kennebec Valley Community College, Fairfield (21 min walk).