Dow Academy, Franconia

Name: Dow Academy
Address: Franconia, United States

#11 among attractions in Franconia

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Dow Academy was a historic school in Franconia, New Hampshire, United States. Founded in 1884, it served as the town's high school until 1958, after which its building, a Georgian Revival wood-frame building built in 1903, became a centerpiece of the Franconia College campus. The building was converted into condominium residences in 1983; it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. ()

Built: 1903 (121 years ago)Coordinates: 44°13'34"N, 71°44'46"W

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Dow Academy – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cannon Mountain Ski Area, Cannon Mountain, Mount Lafayette, Echo Lake.

5 miSE
Winter sport, Ski area
Cannon Mountain Ski Area, Franconia Notch State Park
128 min walk • Cannon Mountain Ski Area is a state-owned ski resort located on Cannon Mountain in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, United States. Cannon is located within Franconia Notch State Park and offers 10 lifts servicing 265 acres of skiing.
5.3 miSE
Natural attraction, Mountain, Ski area
Cannon Mountain, Franconia
137 min walk • Cannon Mountain is a 4,080-foot peak in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. It is known for both its technical rock and ice climbing on its cliff face and skiing at Cannon Mountain Ski Area.
6.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Lafayette, Franconia
173 min walk • Mount Lafayette is a 5,249-foot mountain at the northern end of the Franconia Range in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, United States.
4.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Echo Lake, Franconia
112 min walk • Echo Lake is a 38.2-acre water body located in Franconia Notch in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, at the foot of Cannon Mountain.
4.7 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
New England Ski Museum, Franconia
121 min walk • The New England Ski Museum is a non-profit operation in Franconia, New Hampshire.
7.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Lincoln, White Mountain National Forest
187 min walk • Mount Lincoln is a 5,089-foot-high mountain within the Franconia Range of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Lincoln is located between Little Haystack and Mount Lafayette. All three overlook Franconia Notch. The west side of Lincoln drains into the main stem of the Pemigewasset River.
5.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Profile Lake, Franconia Notch State Park
140 min walk • Profile Lake is a 13-acre water body located in Franconia Notch in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, at the foot of Cannon Mountain.
4.6 miNE
Concerts and shows, Cinema, Nightlife
Colonial Theatre, Bethlehem
119 min walk • The Colonial Theatre in Bethlehem, New Hampshire, is a historic movie theater built in 1915 and one of the oldest continuously operating movie theaters in the United States. When the Colonial opened its doors, the era of the grand hotels was in full swing and Bethlehem was a premier destination resort town.
1 miSW
Historical place, Museum, Scenic drives
The Frost Place, Franconia
27 min walk • The Frost Place is a museum and nonprofit educational center for poetry located at Robert Frost's former home on Ridge Road in Franconia, New Hampshire, United States. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
5.5 miSE
Remains of a legendary facelike cliff
Old Man of the Mountain, Franconia
140 min walk • The Old Man of the Mountain, also called the Great Stone Face and the Profile, was a series of five granite cliff ledges on Cannon Mountain in Franconia, New Hampshire, United States, that appeared to be the jagged profile of a human face when viewed from the north.
5.6 miN
City hall
Littleton Town Building, Littleton
144 min walk • The Littleton Town Building, also known as the Littleton Opera House, is a historic municipal building at 1 Union Street in Littleton, New Hampshire. Built on a steep embankment overlooking the Ammonoosuc River in 1894–5, it is a good example of a Late Victorian municipal building, which continues to serve that purpose today.