Pythian Opera House, Boothbay Harbor

Name: Pythian Opera House
Address: Boothbay Harbor, United States

#6 among attractions in Boothbay Harbor

Music and shows, Nightlife, Music venue

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The Pythian Opera House, also known historically as the Knights of Pythias Hall, Boothbay Harbor Opera House and The Opera House, and formally as The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, is a historic meeting hall and multifunction building at 86 Townsend Avenue in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Built in 1894, it has housed government offices of the town, and the meeting spaces of fraternal organizations, prior to its present use as a performance venue. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 30, 2008. ()

Built: 1894 (130 years ago)Coordinates: 43°51'15"N, 69°37'35"W

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Day trips

Pythian Opera House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Burnt Island Light, Pemaquid Beach, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Fort William Henry.

2.1 miS
Lighthouse
Burnt Island Light, Southport
55 min walk • The Burnt Island Light, built in 1821, is the second oldest surviving lighthouse in Maine. It hosts a living history museum run by the state Department of Marine Resources.
5.5 miE
43°52'16"N • 69°31'10"W
Pemaquid Beach, Bristol
139 min walk • Beach
2.2 miNW
Botanical garden, Garden, Park
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay
57 min walk • Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden in Boothbay, Maine. It was opened in 2007. The gardens have been named one of Maine's top attractions. Its gardens and landscape include nearly a mile of tidewater shoreline.
5.3 miE
Museum, Forts and castles
Fort William Henry, New Harbor
136 min walk • Fort William Henry is located in the village of New Harbor in the town of Bristol, Maine. The fort was, in its time, the largest in New England. The fort was originally built in 1692 but destroyed four years later by New France in the Siege of Pemaquid. A reconstruction was built in 1908.
3.7 miS
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Ram Island Light, Boothbay Harbor
96 min walk • Ram Island Light is a lighthouse located just offshore of Ram Island, marking the eastern entrance to Boothbay Harbor, Maine, and the west side of the mouth of the Damariscotta River. It was built in 1883 and automated in 1965.
5.5 miE
Park, Museum, History museum
Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, New Harbor
141 min walk • Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site is a publicly owned historic property operated by the state of Maine near Pemaquid Beach in Bristol, Maine.
3.8 miSW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Hendricks Head Light, Boothbay Harbor
98 min walk • Hendricks Head Light is a lighthouse in Southport, Maine marking the west side of the mouth of the Sheepscot River. The light station was established in 1829, and its present structures date to 1875. It was deactivated in 1933, but relit in 1951.
~1110 ftSW
Library, Greek Revival architecture
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, Boothbay Harbor
6 min walk • Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library is the public library of Boothbay Harbor, Lincoln County, Maine. It is located at 4 Oak Street, in an architecturally significant Greek Revival building constructed as a private residence in 1842.
3.7 miN
43°54'27"N • 69°36'59"W
Dolphin Mini Golf, Boothbay
95 min walk • Game and entertainment center, Mini golf, Museum
~660 ftN
43°51'22"N • 69°37'34"W
Boothbay Region Historical Society, Boothbay Harbor
4 min walk • History museum, Museum
5.2 miNW
Church
Westport Community Church, Westport Island
132 min walk • The Westport Community Church, also known historically as Temperance Hall and the Music Hall, is a historic church on Main Road in Westport, Maine.

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Which popular attractions are close to Pythian Opera House?

Nearby attractions include Boothbay Region Historical Society, Boothbay Harbor (4 min walk), Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, Boothbay Harbor (6 min walk).