Parker House, Old Saybrook

Name: Parker House
Address: Old Saybrook, United States

#18 among attractions in Old Saybrook

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The Parker House is a historic house at 680 Middlesex Turnpike in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. It is a roughly square 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure with a gambrel roof, built in 1679 by Deacon William Parker. It is believed to be one of the oldest houses in the state, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. ()

Built: 1679 (345 years ago)Coordinates: 41°19'25"N, 72°22'30"W

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Old Saybrook United States

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Parker 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.

1.9 miN
Specialty museum, Museum, Historical place
Connecticut River Museum, Essex
49 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.
1.5 miE
Bridge
Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge, Old Saybrook
38 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.
2.5 miE
Museum, Historical place, Art gallery
Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme
64 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.
2.5 miE
Museum, Shopping
Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme
63 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.
2.5 miS
Historical place, Museum, Georgian architecture
Gen. William Hart House, Old Saybrook
65 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.
2.4 miNW
Church
First Baptist Church of Essex, Essex
60 min walk • The First Baptist Church in Essex, Connecticut, built in 1846, is notable for being one of only three Egyptian revival churches known to have ever been built in the United States. The architect was Minard Lafever.
2.3 miE
Church
Old Lyme Congregational Church, Old Lyme
60 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.
2.3 miS
41°17'25"N • 72°22'32"W
The Kate - Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook
59 min walk • Concerts and shows, Music venue, Performing arts
2.4 miS
Concerts and shows, Theater
Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook
60 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.
2.4 miN
Neighbourhood
Essex Historic District, Essex
60 min walk • Essex Historic District was a proposed district, nominated for listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It would have included parts of Main, N. Main, S. Main, and W. Main Sts. in Essex, Connecticut.
2.1 miN
41°21'9"N • 72°23'24"W
Cooper & Smith Gallery, Essex
55 min walk • Art gallery, Museum, Shopping