Dr. Moses Mason House, Bethel

Name: Dr. Moses Mason House
Address: Bethel, United States

#4 among attractions in Bethel

Museum, History museum

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The Dr. Moses Mason House is a historic house museum at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Mason Street in Bethel, Maine. Built c. 1813–15, it is notable as the home of one of Bethel's early doctors and first postmaster, Moses Mason, and for the murals drawn on some of its walls by the itinerant artist Rufus Porter. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972; it is now owned by the Museums of the Bethel Historical Society, and is open year-round for tours. ()

Built: 1813 (211 years ago)Coordinates: 44°24'14"N, 70°47'23"W

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Bethel United States

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Dr. Moses Mason House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Abram, Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, The Golf Shop at The Bethel Inn Resort, Middle Intervale Meeting House and Common.

4.4 miE
Winter sport, Ski area
Mount Abram, Bethel
113 min walk • Ski Mount Abram is a small family ski area in Greenwood, Maine, located a few miles outside of Bethel, Maine, and in the shadow of Sunday River Resort. It has 1,150 feet of vertical drop, with five lifts servicing 10 easy, 21 Intermediate, and 13 expert trails.
~1340 ftN
44°24'27"N • 70°47'20"W
Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, Bethel
7 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
~340 ftS
44°24'11"N • 70°47'25"W
The Golf Shop at The Bethel Inn Resort, Bethel
2 min walk • Golf
4.2 miN
Church
Middle Intervale Meeting House and Common, Bethel
106 min walk • The Middle Intervale Meeting House and Common is a historic church at 757 Intervale Road in Bethel, Maine. Built in 1816, this simple wood-frame structure served as a meeting house for both religious and civic purposes, and has been little-altered since 1857, when it was given its present Greek Revival features.
5.4 miNE
Church
Lower Meeting House and East Bethel Cemetery, Bethel
138 min walk • The Lower Meeting House and East Bethel Cemetery are a historic religious property at 1797 Intervale Road in Bethel, Maine.
5.6 miNW
Town
Newry
142 min walk • Newry is a resort town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. The population was 411 at the 2020 census. Newry was the site of one of Maine's worst Cold War aircraft crashes.