John Whittlesey Jr. House, Old Saybrook

Name: John Whittlesey Jr. House
Address: Old Saybrook, United States

#15 among attractions in Old Saybrook

Georgian architecture

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Facts and practical information

The John Whittlesey Jr. House is a historic house at 40 Ferry Road in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. With a construction history estimated to date to the 1690s, it includes in its structure one of Connecticut's oldest surviving buildings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. ()

Built: 1693 (331 years ago)Coordinates: 41°18'49"N, 72°21'33"W

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Old Saybrook United States

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Day trips

John Whittlesey Jr. House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Connecticut River Museum, Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge, Florence Griswold Museum, Lyme Art Association.

2.8 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, Historical place
Connecticut River Museum, Essex
73 min walk • The Connecticut River Museum is a U.S. educational and cultural institution based at Steamboat Dock in Essex, Connecticut that focuses on the marine environment and maritime heritage of the Connecticut River Valley.
0.7 miNE
Bridge
Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge, Old Saybrook
19 min walk • The Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge is a concrete segmental bridge composed of eleven spans crossing the Connecticut River between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Old Lyme, Connecticut. The bridge carries Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1, with an average daily traffic of 82,500 vehicles.
1.9 miNE
Museum, Historical place, Art gallery
Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme
48 min walk • The Florence Griswold Museum is an Art Museum at 96 Lyme Street in Old Lyme, Connecticut centered on the home of Florence Griswold, which was the center of the Old Lyme Art Colony, a main nexus of American Impressionism.
1.8 miNE
Museum, Shopping
Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme
47 min walk • Lyme-Old Lyme High School is a public high school in Old Lyme, Connecticut. It serves grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school operated by Lyme-Old Lyme Schools.
2 miSW
Historical place, Museum, Georgian architecture
Gen. William Hart House, Old Saybrook
52 min walk • The Gen. William Hart House is a historic house at 350 Main Street in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Built in 1767 for a politician and colonial militia leader, it is a good example of Georgian residential architecture.
3 miS
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Lynde Point Light, Old Saybrook
78 min walk • The Lynde Point Light or Lynde Point Lighthouse, also known as Saybrook Inner Lighthouse, is a lighthouse in Connecticut, United States, on the west side of the mouth of the Connecticut River on the Long Island Sound, Old Saybrook, Connecticut.
5.1 miNE
Locality
Becket Hill State Park Reserve
130 min walk • Becket Hill State Park Reserve is a public recreation area lying adjacent to Nehantic State Forest in the town of Lyme, Connecticut. The state park is as an undeveloped, walk-in park totaling 260 acres with no officially listed activities. It is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
1.7 miSE
Park
Watch Rock Park, Old Lyme
44 min walk • Watch Rock Park is a 25-acre park in Old Lyme, Connecticut owned by the Old Lyme Conservation Trust. It is located off Joel Road at the point where the Duck River flows into the Connecticut River, just above the point where the Connecticut flows into Long Island Sound.
1.4 miE
Church
Old Lyme Congregational Church, Old Lyme
36 min walk • The Old Lyme Congregational Church is located in Old Lyme, Connecticut. The church is noted as a favorite subject of Old Lyme Art Colony painters. It is affiliated with the United Church of Christ.
1.8 miSW
41°17'25"N • 72°22'32"W
The Kate - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook
47 min walk • Concerts and shows, Music venue, Performing arts
2.1 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook
55 min walk • The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, known as The Kate, is a performing arts center in Old Saybrook, Connecticut that opened in 2009.

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Old Saybrook (34 min walk)