William Parker Straw House, Manchester

Name: William Parker Straw House
Address: Manchester, United States

#27 among attractions in Manchester

Tudor Revival architecture

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The William Parker Straw House is a historic house at 282 North River Road in Manchester, New Hampshire. It was built in 1923 for William Parker Straw, a leading executive of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company and president of the Amoskeag Bank, and is the city's finest example of Tudor Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. ()

Built: 1923 (101 years ago)Coordinates: 43°0'26"N, 71°28'9"W

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East Side Manchester (North End)Manchester United States

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William Parker Straw House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stark Park, Currier Museum of Art, The Palace Theatre, City Hall.

0.5 miN
Park
Stark Park, Manchester
14 min walk • Stark Park is a city park located on the north side of Manchester, New Hampshire. It is a 30-acre parcel of land between River Road and the Merrimack River, which was once part of the larger farm property of American Revolutionary War hero John Stark.
0.9 miSE
Museum, Art museum
Currier Museum of Art, Manchester
25 min walk • The Currier Museum of Art is an art museum in Manchester, New Hampshire, in the United States. It features European and American paintings, decorative arts, photographs and sculpture.
1.2 miS
Concerts and shows, Performing arts, Theater
The Palace Theatre, Manchester
30 min walk • The Palace Theatre is a stage production venue at 76-96 Hanover Street in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. Built in 1914, the theatre was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Athens Building.
1.2 miS
City hall, Gothic Revival architecture
City Hall, Manchester
30 min walk • The City Hall of Manchester, New Hampshire, is located at 908 Elm Street, the city's principal commercial thoroughfare. The brick-and-granite three-story structure was built in 1844-45 to a design by Boston architect Edward Shaw, and is a prominent early example of the Gothic Revival style in a civic building.
1.1 miS
Church
Ste. Marie Church, Manchester
28 min walk • Ste. Marie Church is a Roman Catholic church on the West Side of Manchester, New Hampshire, in the United States.
1.1 miSE
Church
Cathedral of St. Joseph, Manchester
28 min walk • The Cathedral of St. Joseph is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester in New Hampshire, United States. It is located at 145 Lowell Street in the downtown district.
~1860 ftS
Dam, Natural attraction, Visitor center
Amoskeag Falls, Manchester
9 min walk • The Amoskeag Falls are a set of waterfalls located in Manchester, New Hampshire on the Merrimack River.
1 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
America's Credit Union Museum, Manchester
26 min walk • America's Credit Union Museum is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, on the site of the first credit union founded in the United States. The museum is housed at the original location for St.
1.1 miSE
Park
Victory Park Historic District, Manchester
29 min walk • The Victory Park Historic District of Manchester, New Hampshire, encompasses Victory Park, a city park laid out in 1838, and four buildings that face it across adjacent streets.
1.1 miN
Museum, Architecture, History museum
Zimmerman House, Manchester
27 min walk • The Zimmerman House is a historic house located in Manchester, New Hampshire. Built in 1951, it is the first of two houses in New Hampshire designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, and one of a modest number of Wright designs in the northeastern United States.
1.2 miS
42°59'22"N • 71°28'4"W
Manchester Historical Society Millyard Museum, Manchester
32 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum, History museum

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Which popular attractions are close to William Parker Straw House?

Nearby attractions include Gen. John Stark House, Manchester (4 min walk), Amoskeag Falls, Manchester (9 min walk), Stark Park, Manchester (14 min walk), District D, Manchester (15 min walk).