Isabel and Chester Greenwood House, Farmington

Name: Isabel and Chester Greenwood House
Address: Farmington, United States

#4 among attractions in Farmington

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The Isabel and Chester Greenwood House is an historic house at 112 Hill Street in Farmington, Maine. Built in 1896, it is an architecturally distinctive sophisticated Queen Anne Victorian. It is also notable as the home of Chester Greenwood, who invented the earmuff. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. ()

Built: 1896 (128 years ago)Coordinates: 44°39'39"N, 70°8'52"W

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Farmington United States

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Isabel and Chester Greenwood House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: First Congregational Church, Franklin County Courthouse, Mantor Library, Merrill Hall.

0.5 miN
Church
First Congregational Church, Farmington
14 min walk • The First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, also known as the New Old South Congregational Church, is a historic church at 235 Main Street in Farmington, Maine.
0.8 miN
Tower
Franklin County Courthouse, Farmington
20 min walk • The Franklin County Courthouse is a located at Main and Anson Streets in Farmington, Maine, the county seat of Franklin County. The 1885 represents a sophisticated designed by George M. Coombs, with an addition in 1917 by Coombs' son Harry.
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Library
Mantor Library, Farmington
13 min walk • Mantor Library is an academic library at the University of Maine at Farmington in Franklin County, Maine. The library was dedicated on June 15, 1965.
0.6 miN
Romanesque architecture
Merrill Hall, Farmington
15 min walk • Merrill Hall, located at Main and Academy Streets in Farmington, Maine, is the oldest building on the campus of the University of Maine at Farmington. It was designed by George M. Coombs of Lewiston and built in 1898, replacing the school's original 1864 building, but includes an ell dating to 1888.
0.6 miN
Church
Garage at 219 Main Street, Farmington
15 min walk • The Garage at 219 Main Street in Farmington, Maine, was once a Free Will Baptist Meetinghouse. Built in 1835, it is one of a relatively small number of 19th-century brick meeting houses, and its history exhibits the creative reuse of structures in rural Maine.
0.6 miN
44°40'8"N • 70°8'55"W
Emery Community Arts Center, Farmington
15 min walk • Art gallery, Museum
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Library
Cutler Memorial Library, Farmington
15 min walk • The Cutler Memorial Library building houses the public library of Farmington, Maine. It is located at 117 Academy Street, between the downtown area and the campus of the University of Maine at Farmington.
0.5 miN
Universities and schools
University of Maine at Farmington, Farmington
14 min walk • The University of Maine at Farmington is a public liberal arts college in Farmington, Maine. It is part of the University of Maine System and a founding member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges.

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Which popular attractions are close to Isabel and Chester Greenwood House?

Nearby attractions include Mantor Library, Farmington (13 min walk), University of Maine at Farmington, Farmington (14 min walk), First Congregational Church, Farmington (14 min walk), Emery Community Arts Center, Farmington (15 min walk).

How to get to Isabel and Chester Greenwood House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Isabel and Chester Greenwood House:

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Farmington - Park & Ride • Lines: Western Maine GreenLine (6 min walk)
Famrington - UMF Olsen Center • Lines: Western Maine GreenLine (12 min walk)