John Paul Jones Memorial Park, Kittery

Name: John Paul Jones Memorial Park
Address: Kittery, United States

#14 among attractions in Kittery

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John Paul Jones Memorial Park is a municipal park in the town of Kittery, Maine. The trapezoidal park, flanked by the lanes of United States Route 1 approaching the Memorial Bridge across the Piscataqua River, was established in 1926 and named for American Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones. Its centerpiece is a memorial commemorating the soldiers and sailors of the state of Maine, designed by Bashka Paeff. The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. ()

Built: 1924 (100 years ago)Coordinates: 43°5'6"N, 70°45'2"W

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Kittery United States

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Nearby attractions include: Point of Graves Burial Ground, Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth Athenæum, North Church.

0.7 miS
Cemetery
Point of Graves Burial Ground, Portsmouth
17 min walk • Point of Graves Burial Ground is a small historic cemetery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, dating to the 17th century. It was the final resting place for many of Portsmouth's prominent residents including the Wentworth family, the Vaughan family, the Rogers, and the Lears.
0.6 miS
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth
17 min walk • Strawbery Banke is an outdoor history museum located in the South End historic district of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It is the oldest neighborhood in New Hampshire to be settled by Europeans, and the earliest neighborhood remaining in the present-day city of Portsmouth.
0.6 miSW
Museum, Library, Art museum
Portsmouth Athenæum, Portsmouth
17 min walk • The Portsmouth Athenæum is an independent membership library, gallery, and museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States.
0.7 miSW
Church
North Church, Portsmouth
18 min walk • The North Church of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States, is a historic Congregational church located in Market Square. Sited directly across from the Portsmouth Athenæum, it features an Italianate edifice and a steeple visible from most of the city, the Piscataqua River, and communities on its western bank in Maine.
0.5 miS
Park, Garden, Theater
Prescott Park, Portsmouth
14 min walk • Prescott Park is a ten-plus acre waterfront park in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The land was purchased in the 1930s by two sisters, Josie and Sarah Prescott.
0.8 miSW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Theater
The Music Hall, Portsmouth
21 min walk • The Music Hall is an 895-seat theater located at 28 Chestnut Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in the United States. Built in 1878, The Music Hall claims to be the oldest operating theater in New Hampshire and the 14th oldest in the United States.
0.6 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Moffatt-Ladd House, Portsmouth
17 min walk • The Moffatt-Ladd House, also known as the William Whipple House, is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The 1763 Georgian house was the home of William Whipple, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Revolutionary War general.
0.5 miS
Museum, History museum, Historical place
MacPheadris–Warner House, Portsmouth
14 min walk • The Warner House, formerly known as the MacPheadris–Warner House, is a historic house museum at 150 Daniel Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. Built 1716–1718, it is the oldest, urban brick house in northern New England, and is one of the finest early-Georgian brick houses in New England.
0.5 miSW
Church
St. John's Church, Portsmouth
14 min walk • St. John's Church is a historic church at 101 Chapel Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The brick building was designed by Alexander Parris and built in 1807; it was the first brick church in the state of New Hampshire, and is a rare surviving early design by Parris.
0.6 miS
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Players' Ring, Portsmouth
16 min walk • The Players' Ring Theatre is a theater located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The black box theater has a seating capacity of 75.
0.4 miS
Bridge
Memorial Bridge, Portsmouth
11 min walk • The World War I Memorial Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge that carries U.S. Route 1 across the Piscataqua River between Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Badger's Island in Kittery, Maine, United States.

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Nearby attractions include Samuel Badger Monument, Kittery (8 min walk), Mark F. and Eliza J. Wentworth House, Kittery (10 min walk), Robert and Louisa Traip House, Kittery (10 min walk), Memorial Bridge, Portsmouth (11 min walk).