Norton House Historic District, Falmouth

Name: Norton House Historic District
Address: Falmouth, United States

#6 among attractions in Falmouth

Interesting neighbourhood, Shingle style architecture

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The Norton House Historic District encompasses two properties that formerly constituted the central portion of a suburban country estate in Falmouth, Maine. Located on Foreside Road, overlooking Casco Bay, the landscaped properties include a house and former carriage house designed by John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens in 1912. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. ()

Built: 1912 (113 years ago)Area: 2.5 acres (0.0039 mi²)Coordinates: 43°43'54"N, 70°12'36"W

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Norton House Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Eastern Promenade, Fort Gorges, St. Lawrence Arts Center, First Parish Congregational Church.

4.7 miSW
Cycling, Bike path, Playground
Eastern Promenade, Portland
120 min walk • The Eastern Promenade is a historic promenade, 68.2-acre public park and recreation area in Portland, Maine. Construction of the Promenade began in 1836 and continued periodically until 1934.
4.8 miS
Park
Fort Gorges, Portland
122 min walk • Fort Gorges is a former United States military fort built on Hog Island Ledge in Casco Bay, Maine. Built from 1858 to 1864, no battles were fought there and no troops were stationed there.
4.8 miS
Church, Theater, Queen Anne architecture
St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland
123 min walk • The St. Lawrence Arts Center is a performing arts center and community space at 76 Congress Street in the Munjoy Hill district of Portland, Maine. It is located in the former parish house of the St. Lawrence Church, a historic Romanesque church that was built in 1897 and demolished in 2008.
4.8 miN
Church
First Parish Congregational Church, Yarmouth
123 min walk • The First Parish Congregational Church is a historic church at 116 Main Street in Yarmouth, Maine. The congregation was established in 1730, as the ninth church founded in what is now Maine.
4.5 miSW
Bridge
Tukey's Bridge, Portland
114 min walk • Tukey's Bridge is a bridge connecting the neighborhoods of Munjoy Hill and East Deering in Portland, Maine. It is part of Interstate 295, U.S. Route 1, and State Route 26.
4 miNE
Church, Shingle style architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Cousins Island Chapel, Yarmouth
102 min walk • Cousins Island Chapel is an historic non-denominational chapel at 414 Cousins Street on Cousins Island, an island in Casco Bay off the coast of Yarmouth, Maine.
3.7 miS
Forts and castles
Fort McKinley, Great Diamond Island
94 min walk • Fort McKinley is a former United States Army coastal defense fort on Great Diamond Island, Maine in Casco Bay, which operated from 1873 to 1947. It was named for President William McKinley. It included a sub-post, Fort Lyon, on Cow Island, just north of Great Diamond Island. Fort Lyon was named for Nathaniel Lyon.
4.5 miSW
Park, Playground, Basketball court
Payson Park, Portland
115 min walk • Edward Payson Park is a 47.5-acre public park in the Back Cove neighborhood of Portland, Maine. The park is bordered by Ocean Avenue to the north and Baxter Boulevard to the south. The offices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland are located across from the park on Ocean Avenue.
4.8 miN
43°47'47"N • 70°10'37"W
Yarmouth Boat Yard, Yarmouth
122 min walk • Sailing, Marina
4.9 miSW
Neighbourhood
Munjoy Hill, Portland
124 min walk • Munjoy Hill is a neighborhood and prominent geographical feature of Portland, Maine. It is located east of downtown and south of East Deering, the neighborhood it is connected to by Tukey's Bridge.
4.1 miSW
Cemetery
Grand Trunk Cemetery, Portland
104 min walk • The Grand Trunk Cemetery also known as is a small inactive cemetery in the East Deering neighborhood of Portland, Maine. Established around 1793, the cemetery was the burial ground for those who lived in the area until 1898 when it was declared inactive.