Joseph Perkins House, Methuen

Name: Joseph Perkins House
Address: Methuen, United States

#31 among attractions in Methuen

Greek Revival architecture

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The Joseph Perkins House is a historic house in Methuen, Massachusetts. From its external appearance, it is a Greek Revival 1.5-story wood-frame house, which appears to have been built around 1840; however, it has also been assigned construction dates as early as 1752 by local historians. It exhibits Greek Revival features, with corner pilasters, a deep cornice, and a center delighted doorway framed by an entablature supported by pilastered. It is named for a farmer who owned the property in the 19th century. ()

Built: 1840 (184 years ago)Coordinates: 42°45'40"N, 71°10'8"W

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Methuen (The North End)Methuen United States

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Joseph Perkins House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Canobie Lake Park, The Mall at Rockingham Park, Rockingham Park, Methuen Memorial Music Hall.

4.7 miNW
Family amusement area with rides galore
Canobie Lake Park, Salem
119 min walk • Canobie Lake Park is an amusement park in Salem, New Hampshire, located about 31 miles north of Boston. It was founded as a trolley park on the shore of Canobie Lake in 1902.
3.2 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Mall at Rockingham Park, Salem
82 min walk • The Mall at Rockingham Park is the largest shopping mall in the state of New Hampshire, with 1,024,171 square feet of floor space. The mall is located in the town of Salem, about 30 miles north of Boston.
3 miW
Sport venue, Sport
Rockingham Park, Salem
77 min walk • Rockingham Park was a 1-mile horse racing establishment in Salem, New Hampshire, in the United States. First built in 1906, it was used as an area for many to gamble on the weekends.
2.6 miS
Music and shows, Theater, Concerts and shows
Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen
68 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.
4.7 miNW
Amusement park, Amusement ride
Canobie Corkscrew, Salem
119 min walk • Canobie Corkscrew was a steel sit-down roller coaster located at Canobie Lake Park amusement park in Salem, New Hampshire. Canobie Corkscrew is one of many Arrow Development Corkscrew models produced between 1975–1979. The coaster was removed in 2021.
4.7 miNW
Amusement park, Amusement ride
Yankee Cannonball, Salem
119 min walk • The Yankee Cannonball is a wooden out-and-back roller coaster built in 1930 at Lakewood Park and relocated in 1936 to Canobie Lake Park, Salem, New Hampshire.
4.8 miNW
Amusement park, Amusement ride
Untamed, Salem
122 min walk • Untamed is a steel Euro-Fighter roller coaster located at Canobie Lake Park in Salem, New Hampshire.
2.4 miS
Cemetery
Lawrence Street Cemetery, Methuen
62 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.
3.9 miW
42°45'17"N • 71°14'41"W
Campbell's Scottish Highlands Golf Course, Salem
99 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
2.3 miS
Park
Greycourt State Park, Methuen
58 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.
2.4 miS
Church
First Baptist Church, Methuen
62 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.