Choate House, Essex
#5 among attractions in Essex
Facts and practical information
Choate House is a historic house on Choate Island in the Crane Wildlife Refuge, Essex, Massachusetts, owned and administered by the nonprofit Trustees of Reservations. ()
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Choate House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Castle Hill, Cape Ann Whale Watch, Essex Shipbuilding Museum, Annisquam Harbor Light.
Palatial seaside estate and gardensCastle Hill, Ipswich
52 min walk • Castle Hill is a 56,881 sq ft Tudor Revival mansion in Ipswich, Massachusetts built 1926-1928 as a summer home for Mr. and Mrs. Richard Teller Crane, Jr. It is also the name of the 165-acre drumlin surrounded by sea and salt marsh the home was built atop. Both are part of the 2,100-acre Crane Estate located on Argilla Road.
42°36'58"N • 70°39'11"WCape Ann Whale Watch, Gloucester
156 min walk • Dolphin and whale watching, Tours, Outdoor activities
Specialty museum, Museum, Maritime museumEssex Shipbuilding Museum, Essex
64 min walk • Located in the heart of Essex, Massachusetts, the Essex Historical Society & Shipbuilding Museum is sandwiched between an acre of land set aside in 1668, “for a yard to build vessels and employing workmen for this end” and practicing commercial wooden shipyard, owned and operated by Harold A. Burnham.
Lighthouse, Vernacular architectureAnnisquam Harbor Light, Gloucester
95 min walk • Annisquam Harbor Light Station is a historic lighthouse on Wigwam Point in the Annisquam neighborhood of Gloucester, Massachusetts. It can be viewed from nearby Wingaersheek Beach, Gloucester.
42°37'59"N • 70°46'34"WEssex River Cruises and Charters, Essex
60 min walk • Boat tours, Tours, Outdoor activities
LighthouseIpswich Range Lights, Ipswich
43 min walk • The Ipswich Range Lights are a pair of range lights on Crane Beach in Ipswich, Massachusetts. They have a long and varied story. They were first built as two brick towers, 542 feet apart on a more or less east–west line in 1838.
Historical place, Museum, History museumCogswell's Grant, Essex
49 min walk • Cogswell's Grant is a working farm and historic house museum in Essex, Massachusetts. It was the summer home of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little, preeminent collectors of American decorative arts in the mid 20th century. Through her research and innumerable publications, Mrs.
City hall, Shingle style architectureEssex Town Library, Essex
67 min walk • The Essex Town Hall and TOHP Burnham Library is an exuberant Shingle Style building at 30 Martin Street in Essex, Massachusetts in the United States. Containing town offices, a public library and an auditorium, it was built in 1893-1894, and its architect was Frank W. Weston, of Boston and Malden, Massachusetts.
BridgeAnnisquam Bridge, Gloucester
101 min walk • The Annisquam Bridge is a historic bridge in Annisquam, Massachusetts, a village within the city of Gloucester. The bridge was built in 1861 to replace an earlier 1847 bridge that crossed Lobster Cove. It is a wooden pile bridge, a type of which only two others were found in New England as part of a c. 1979 survey.
Museum, Art gallery, ShoppingNorth Shore Art Association, Gloucester
164 min walk • The North Shore Art Association of East Gloucester, Massachusetts is one of the oldest art associations in the United States. Founded in 1922, it was the gathering place of some of the great American artists of the 20th century.
Historical place, ParkGreenwood Farm, Ipswich
95 min walk • Greenwood Farm is a historic property and nature reserve located in Ipswich, Massachusetts, which is owned by The Trustees of Reservations. It features the Paine-Dodge House, a First Period farmhouse constructed in 1694.
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