John Dunlap House, Brunswick

Name: John Dunlap House
Address: Brunswick, United States

#18 among attractions in Brunswick

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The John Dunlap House, also known as Gilman Mansion, is an historic house located at 4 Oak Street in Brunswick, Maine, United States. Built in 1799, it was probably one of Brunswick's grandest houses of the time, built for John Dunlap, a prominent local businessman. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. ()

Built: 1799 (225 years ago)Coordinates: 43°55'2"N, 69°58'8"W

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Brunswick United States

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John Dunlap House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brunswick Golf Club, Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum, Bowdoin College Museum of Art.

1.2 miW
43°55'10"N • 69°59'32"W
Brunswick Golf Club, Brunswick
30 min walk • Golf, Outdoor activities
0.7 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Brunswick
19 min walk • The Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum is a museum located in Hubbard Hall at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Named after Arctic explorers and Bowdoin College graduates Robert E. Peary and Donald B. MacMillan, it is the only museum in the lower 48 states of the United States dedicated completely to Arctic Studies.
0.5 miSE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum, Brunswick
14 min walk • The Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum was the home of American Civil War general, Bowdoin College president, and Maine Governor Joshua L. Chamberlain for over 50 years.
0.7 miSE
Museum, Art museum
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick
18 min walk • The Bowdoin College Museum of Art is an art museum located in Brunswick, Maine. Included on the National Register of Historic Places, the museum is located in a building on the campus of Bowdoin College designed by the architectural firm McKim, Mead, and White.
~1960 ftSE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Pejepscot Historical Society, Brunswick
10 min walk • The Pejepscot Historical Society, located in Brunswick, is one of the oldest historical societies in the state of Maine. Founded in 1888, the Society's mission is to preserve and celebrate the history of the Pejepscot region, which includes the towns of Brunswick, Harpswell and Topsham.
0.8 miSE
Universities and schools
Bowdoin College, Brunswick
20 min walk • Bowdoin College is a private liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine. At the time Bowdoin was chartered, in 1794, Maine was still a part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
~1820 ftSE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Skolfield–Whittier House, Brunswick
9 min walk • The Skolfield–Whittier House is a Victorian museum of the Pejepscot Historical Society, located at 161 Park Row in Brunswick, Maine. It is often referred to as a "time capsule" because it has been virtually untouched since the Victorian era.
~1050 ftW
Bridge
Androscoggin Swinging Bridge, Brunswick
6 min walk • The Swinging Bridge is a pedestrian suspension bridge spanning the Androscoggin River between the Topsham Heights neighborhood of Topsham, Maine and neighboring Brunswick. It was built in 1892 for workers working at the Cabot Mill in Brunswick.
0.5 miSE
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
First Parish Church, Brunswick
14 min walk • The First Parish Church is an Open and Affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ. The church meetinghouse sits at 207 Maine Street in Brunswick, Maine.
~1340 ftS
Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brunswick
7 min walk • St. Paul's Episcopal Church is a historic church at 27 Pleasant Street in Brunswick, Maine. Built in 1845, it is a distinctive early example of a modest Carpenter Gothic design by Richard Upjohn, then already well known for his larger-scale Gothic churches.
0.5 miSE
Historical place
Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Brunswick
13 min walk • The Harriet Beecher Stowe House is a historic home and National Historic Landmark at 63 Federal Street in Brunswick, Maine, notable as a short-term home of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Calvin Ellis Stowe and where Harriet wrote her 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.

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Which popular attractions are close to John Dunlap House?

Nearby attractions include Lincoln Street Historic District, Brunswick (3 min walk), Brunswick Commercial Historic District, Brunswick (5 min walk), Androscoggin Swinging Bridge, Brunswick (6 min walk), Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick (6 min walk).

How to get to John Dunlap House by public transport?

The nearest stations to John Dunlap House:

Bus

Maine St + School St • Lines: Brz (8 min walk)
Brunswick • Lines: Concord Coach Maine Coastal Rout, Concord Trailways (12 min walk)

Train

Brunswick (12 min walk)