Cate House, Castine

Name: Cate House
Address: Castine, United States

#10 among attractions in Castine

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The Cate or Adams House is a historic house at the northwest corner of Court and Pleasant streets in Castine, Maine. Built in 1815 during the height of the town's prosperity, it is a fine local example of a Federal period house. It was built for Thomas Adams, a local politician, and was for a time the residence of author Harriet Beecher Stowe. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. ()

Built: 1815 (209 years ago)Coordinates: 44°23'18"N, 68°48'1"W

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Cate House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dice Head Light, Wilson Museum, Fort George, Maine Maritime Academy.

1 miSW
Lighthouse
Dice Head Light, Castine
26 min walk • Dice Head Light is a lighthouse in the town of Castine, Maine. First established in 1829, the light was deactivated in 1937 and replaced by a skeleton tower 475 feet to the south.
0.4 miSW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Wilson Museum, Castine
11 min walk • The Wilson Museum is a museum in Castine, Maine, United States. It was founded using the collection of Dr John Howard Wilson, a geologist.
~1450 ftNW
Forts and castles
Fort George, Castine
7 min walk • Fort George was a palisaded earthwork fort built in 1779 by Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War in Castine, Maine. Located at a high point on the Bagaduce Peninsula, the fort was built as part of an initiative by the British to establish a new colony called New Ireland.
~1020 ftW
Universities and schools
Maine Maritime Academy, Castine
5 min walk • Maine Maritime Academy is a public college focused on maritime training and located in Castine, Maine. The academy was established by the 90th Maine Legislature on March 21, 1941.
~1110 ftSE
Ship
Bowdoin, Castine
6 min walk • The schooner Bowdoin was designed by William H. Hand, Jr. and built in 1921, in East Boothbay, Maine, at the Hodgdon Brothers Shipyard now known as Hodgdon Yachts. She is the only American schooner built specifically for Arctic exploration, and was designed under the direction of explorer Donald B. MacMillan.
~1710 ftNE
44°23'26"N • 68°47'41"W
Castine Yacht Club, Castine
9 min walk • Sailing, Marina
~1570 ftSW
Archaeological site
Pentagoet Archeological District, Castine
8 min walk • The Pentagoet Archeological District is a National Historic Landmark District located at the southern edge of the Bagaduce Peninsula in Castine, Maine.
0.4 miSW
Museum, History museum
John Perkins House, Castine
11 min walk • The John Perkins House is a historic house museum on the grounds of the Wilson Museum at 120 Perkins Street in Castine, Maine. Built in 1765 on Court Street, it is one of the oldest houses in Castine, and a well-preserved example of Georgian architecture; it was moved to its present location in 1968-69 and restored.

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Which popular attractions are close to Cate House?

Nearby attractions include Maine Maritime Academy, Castine (5 min walk), Bowdoin, Castine (6 min walk), Fort George, Castine (7 min walk), Pentagoet Archeological District, Castine (8 min walk).