House at 23 East Street, Methuen

Name: House at 23 East Street
Address: Methuen, United States

#25 among attractions in Methuen

Greek Revival architecture

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The House at 23 East Street in Methuen, Massachusetts is a well preserved Greek Revival cottage. Built in c. 1840, it is a 1+1⁄2-story three bay wood-frame structure with a side hall entry and a front-facing gable end. The main entrance is flanked by full-length sidelight windows and topped by a transom window. Houses similar to this were generally occupied by craftsmen such as boot-, shoe-, and hatmakers. Before large-scale industrialization they were scattered throughout the town. ()

Built: 1840 (185 years ago)Coordinates: 42°43'34"N, 71°10'39"W

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Methuen (The East End)Methuen United States

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House at 23 East Street – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Lawrence Street Cemetery, Greycourt State Park, First Baptist Church.

0.4 miW
Music and shows, Theater, Concerts and shows
Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen
11 min walk • Methuen Memorial Music Hall, initially named Searles Organ Hall, was built by Edward Francis Searles to house "The Great Organ", a very large pipe organ that had been built for the Boston Music Hall.
~1430 ftW
Cemetery
Lawrence Street Cemetery, Methuen
7 min walk • The Lawrence Street Cemetery, or more commonly known as "the Village Burying Ground", is a historic cemetery on Lawrence Street in Methuen, Massachusetts.
~1490 ftNW
Park
Greycourt State Park, Methuen
8 min walk • Greycourt State Park is a public recreation area covering 24 acres atop the partially restored ruins of the Charles H. Tenney estate in Methuen, Massachusetts.
0.4 miW
Church
First Baptist Church, Methuen
11 min walk • First Baptist Church is an historic Baptist church building at 30 Park Street in Methuen, Massachusetts. Built in 1869 for a congregation established in 1815, it is one of the town's finest examples of Carpenter Gothic architecture.
0.5 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
First Church Congregational, Methuen
13 min walk • First Church Congregational is a historic church at Pleasant and Stevens Streets in Methuen, Massachusetts. The stone Gothic Revival structure was built in 1855 for Methuen's first congregation, established in 1729.
0.5 miW
Library
Nevins Memorial Library, Methuen
14 min walk • The Nevins Memorial Library at 305 Broadway in Methuen, Massachusetts was built in 1883 to honor David Nevins, Sr. as a memorial gift from his wife Eliza Nevins, his elder son David Nevins, Jr. and his younger son Henry Coffin Nevins.
0.4 miNW
Forts and castles
Tenney Castle Gatehouse, Methuen
11 min walk • The Tenney Castle Gatehouse is a historic gatehouse at 37 Pleasant Street in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 20, 1984.
0.7 miW
Cemetery
Walnut Grove Cemetery, Methuen
18 min walk • Walnut Grove Cemetery is a historic cemetery at Grove and Railroads Streets in Methuen, Massachusetts. The still active cemetery sits on 14 acres and is privately funded with a Board of Directors.
1.6 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Loop Shopping Center, Methuen
40 min walk • The Loop, formerly Methuen Mall, is a shopping mall in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States. It was built in 1973 as an enclosed shopping mall on a 60-acre site and initially included Howland and Sears as its anchor stores, as well as 70 other retailers.
0.6 miW
Hiking, Hiking trail
Methuen Rail Trail, Methuen
15 min walk • The Methuen Rail Trail is a rail trail in Methuen and Lawrence, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is 2.4 miles long, measuring from Manchester Street in Lawrence to the New Hampshire state border.
0.6 miE
Cemetery
Daddy Frye's Hill Cemetery, Methuen
15 min walk • Daddy Frye's Hill Cemetery is a historic cemetery at East and Arlington Streets in Methuen, Massachusetts. Established in 1728, it is the city's oldest cemetery, and the only major surviving element of its original town center.

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Which popular attractions are close to House at 23 East Street?

Nearby attractions include Urias Hardy House, Methuen (7 min walk), Lawrence Street Cemetery, Methuen (7 min walk), Greycourt State Park, Methuen (8 min walk), First Baptist Church, Methuen (11 min walk).