Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House, Stonington

Name: Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House
Address: Stonington, United States

#2 among attractions in Stonington

Museum, History museum, Neo-renaissance architecture

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Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House, Stonington

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The Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House is a historic house museum in Stonington, Connecticut, built in 1852–54. The house is a transitional style between the Greek revival and the Victorian Italianate. It was built for Nathaniel Brown Palmer, who was a seal hunter, a pioneering Antarctic explorer, and a major designer of clipper ships. The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1996. Threatened with demolition, it was acquired by the Stonington Historical Society in 1994, which operates it as a museum devoted to Palmer. ()

Built: 1852 (172 years ago)Coordinates: 41°20'34"N, 71°54'28"W

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Day trips

Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mystic Seaport, Stonington Harbor Light, Mystic River Bascule Bridge, Charles W. Morgan Ship.

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Bridge
Mystic River Railroad Bridge, Mystic
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Bridge
Mystic Bridge Historic District, Mystic
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