Sen. John Holmes House, Alfred

Name: Sen. John Holmes House
Address: Alfred, United States

#3 among attractions in Alfred

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The Sen. John Holmes House is a historic house on Main Street in Alfred, Maine. Also known as the Bow and Arrow house for a distinctive balustrade motif it once sported, it was built in 1802 for United States Senator John Holmes, one of western Maine's leading politicians of the period. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. ()

Built: 1802 (223 years ago)Coordinates: 43°28'39"N, 70°43'4"W

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Alfred United States

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Sen. John Holmes House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Goodall Park, Sanford-Springvale Historic Museum, Mountain View Golf Range, Alfred Shaker Historic District.

4.1 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Baseball field, Sport venue
Goodall Park, Sanford
106 min walk • Goodall Park is a baseball venue in Sanford, Maine, United States, which is home to the Sanford Mainers of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. The park opened in 1915. It has a seating capacity of 950 spectators.
4 miW
Museum
Sanford-Springvale Historic Museum, Sanford
103 min walk • The Sanford-Springvale Historic Museum is located at 505 Main Street in the Springvale village of Sanford, Maine. It is located in the Former Sanford Town Hall, built in 1873 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007, and is operated by the Sanford-Springvale Historical Society.
5.1 miS
43°24'17"N • 70°44'2"W
Mountain View Golf Range, Sanford
130 min walk • Mini golf, Golf, Outdoor activities
1.5 miN
Museum
Alfred Shaker Historic District, Alfred
39 min walk • Alfred Shaker Historic District is a historic district in Alfred, Maine, with properties on both sides of Shaker Hill Road. The area had its first Shaker "believers" in 1783 following visiting with Mother Ann Lee and became an official community starting in 1793 when a meetinghouse was built.
~150 ftS
43°28'38"N • 70°43'4"W
De Wolfe and Wood, Alfred
1 min walk • Antiques, Shopping, Museum
4 miSW
Library
Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, Sanford
101 min walk • The Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library is the public library serving Sanford, Maine. It is located at 952 Main Street, in an architecturally distinguished Colonial Revival brick building built in 1937, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
4.3 miW
Greek Revival architecture
Smith–Emery House, Sanford
109 min walk • The Smith–Emery House is a historic house at 400 Main Street in the Springvale village of Sanford, Maine. Built in 1847, it is one of Sanford's largest and finest examples of Greek Revival architecture, and was owned by two prominent local businessmen. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
4.1 miW
43°28'1"N • 70°47'53"W
Springvale Library, Springvale
105 min walk • Library