John Sedgley Homestead, York

Name: John Sedgley Homestead
Address: York, United States

#13 among attractions in York

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The John Sedgley Homestead is a historic homestead property at Scituate and Chases Pond Road in the York Corner area of York, Maine. Its oldest structure built in the late First Period, probably c. 1715, it is the oldest homestead in the State of Maine that is still in its original setting. Historically the homestead included a cape, farm home, carriage house, stables building, two outbuildings, and a large land holding, all of which is still existing today. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. ()

Built: 1720 (304 years ago)Coordinates: 43°9'53"N, 70°40'2"W

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John Sedgley Homestead – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cape Neddick Light, Old York Gaol, Sayward-Wheeler House, Old Schoolhouse.

3.8 miE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Cape Neddick Light, York
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1.6 miSE
Museum, History museum
Old York Gaol, York
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2.2 miSE
Museum, Architecture, History museum
Sayward-Wheeler House, York
57 min walk • The Sayward-Wheeler House is an American historic house museum in York Harbor, Maine. It was built about 1718, and overlooks the York River. it was the home of Jonathan Sayward, a local merchant and civic leader, who remodeled and furnished the house in the 1760s according to his own conservative taste.
1.6 miSE
Museum
Old Schoolhouse, York
41 min walk • The Old Schoolhouse, also known as the York Corner Schoolhouse, is an historic one-room school building on the grounds of the Old York Historical Society at York and Lindsay Streets in York, Maine.
4.3 miN
Park
Mount Agamenticus, York
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Museum, Specialty museum
John Hancock Warehouse, York
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6.2 miNE
Concerts and shows, Historical place, Theater
Ogunquit Playhouse, Ogunquit
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3 miE
Village
York Beach
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5.7 miSW
43°6'7"N • 70°44'32"W
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43°8'6"N • 70°39'42"W
Elizabeth Perkins House, York
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Neighbourhood
York Historic District, York
51 min walk • The York Historic District encompasses the historic village center of York, Maine, one of the oldest communities in the state.

John Sedgley Homestead, York

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John Sedgley Homestead – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)