William Dean Howells House, Kittery

Name: William Dean Howells House
Address: Kittery, United States

#16 among attractions in Kittery

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The William Dean Howells House is a historic house at 36 Pepperrell Road in Kittery Point, Maine. Built c. 1870, this house was for many years the summer residence of writer and editor William Dean Howells, best known as editor of Atlantic Monthly magazine. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. ()

Built: 1870 (154 years ago)Coordinates: 43°4'51"N, 70°42'45"W

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Kittery United States

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William Dean Howells House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort McClary State Park, Fort Foster, Portsmouth Harbor Light, New Castle Congregational Church.

~1270 ftNE
Park, Museum, Historical place
Fort McClary State Park, Kittery
7 min walk • Fort McClary is a former defensive fortification of the United States military located along the southern coast at Kittery Point, Maine at the mouth of the Piscataqua River.
1.5 miSE
Park
Fort Foster, Kittery
39 min walk • Fort Foster, now part of Fort Foster Park, is a historic fort active 1901-1946 on the southwest tip of Gerrish Island in the Kittery Point area of Kittery, Maine. The park includes beaches and trails. Battery Bohlen and Battery Chapin were the major parts of the fort.
0.7 miS
View point, Reportedly haunted, Lighthouse
Portsmouth Harbor Light, New Castle
18 min walk • Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse located within Fort Constitution in New Castle, New Hampshire, United States.
0.7 miS
Church
New Castle Congregational Church, New Castle
19 min walk • The New Castle Congregational Church is a congregation of the United Church of Christ, located at 65 Main Street in New Castle, New Hampshire.
1.1 miW
Island
Seavey's Island, Kittery
29 min walk • Seavey's Island, site of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, is located in the Piscataqua River in Kittery, Maine, opposite Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It encompasses 278 acres.
1.1 miW
Neighbourhood
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery
29 min walk • The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, often called the Portsmouth Navy Yard, is a United States Navy shipyard in Kittery on the southern boundary of Maine near the city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Founded in 1800, PNS is U.S. Navy's oldest continuously operating shipyard.
1.1 miW
Neighbourhood
Piscataqua River border dispute, Kittery
28 min walk • The Piscataqua River border dispute was a dispute between the US states of Maine and New Hampshire over ownership of Seavey’s Island in the Piscataqua River, which forms the border between Maine and New Hampshire. The dispute was settled in 2002 by the US Supreme Court in favor of Maine.
1.7 miNW
Universities and schools
Kittery Community Center, Kittery
43 min walk • The Kittery Community Center is located in the former Frank C. Frisbee Elementary School at 120 Rogers Road in Kittery, Maine. The building, built in 1943 by the United States government as part of war-related expansions of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015 for this association.

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Which popular attractions are close to William Dean Howells House?

Nearby attractions include Fort McClary State Park, Kittery (7 min walk), Portsmouth Harbor Light, New Castle (18 min walk), New Castle Congregational Church, New Castle (19 min walk).