Nordica Homestead, Farmington

Name: Nordica Homestead
Address: 120 Nordica Ln, Farmington, United States

#2 among attractions in Farmington

Museum, History museum

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The Nordica Homestead is a historic house museum at 116 Nordica Road in Farmington, Maine. Built in 1840, this house was the birthplace and summer home of Lillian Nordica, one of the leading operatic sopranos of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It has been a museum dedicated to her memory since 1928. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969. It is open to the public between June and October. ()

Built: 1857 (167 years ago)Coordinates: 44°41'42"N, 70°8'43"W

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120 Nordica LnFarmington United States

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Nordica Homestead – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

1.9 miS
Church
First Congregational Church, Farmington
48 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.
1.7 miS
Tower
Franklin County Courthouse, Farmington
43 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.
1.9 miS
Library
Mantor Library, Farmington
48 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.
1.8 miS
Romanesque architecture
Merrill Hall, Farmington
46 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.
1.8 miS
Church
Garage at 219 Main Street, Farmington
47 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.
1.8 miS
44°40'8"N • 70°8'55"W
Emery Community Arts Center, Farmington
47 min walk • Art gallery, Museum
1.8 miS
Library
Cutler Memorial Library, Farmington
46 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.
1.8 miS
Universities and schools
University of Maine at Farmington, Farmington
48 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.