Mather House Museum, Port Jefferson

#1 among attractions in Port Jefferson

Top attraction, Specialty museum, Museum, History museum

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The Mather House Museum in Port Jefferson, New York is local history museum complex that includes: ()

Coordinates: 40°56'46"N, 73°3'56"W

Address

115 Prospect StPort JeffersonPort Jefferson 11777-1812 United States

Contact

+1 631-473-2665

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Mather House Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brewster House, Old Field Point Light, Three Village Historical Society, Caroline Church and Cemetery.

2 miW
Park, Saltbox architecture
Brewster House, Long Island
50 min walk • The Brewster House in East Setauket, New York was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. The house was originally built in 1665 and expanded in the early 18th century. It was restored in 1968 to match the 1845 painting of "Long Island Farmhouses" by William Sidney Mount.
3.5 miNW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Old Field Point Light, Long Island
89 min walk • Old Field Point Light is a lighthouse within the village of Old Field, New York between the entrances to Port Jefferson Harbor and Stony Brook Harbor on the North Shore of Long Island.
2.8 miW
Museum
Three Village Historical Society, Long Island
73 min walk • Three Village Historical Society is a historical society headquartered in East Setauket, New York, that preserves the history of the villages of Old Field, Poquott, the Setaukets, and Stony Brook. The society educates visitors about local history through events, walking tours, and educational programs.
2.4 miW
Church
Caroline Church and Cemetery, Long Island
63 min walk • Caroline Church and Cemetery is a historic Episcopal church and cemetery and also a national historic district at the junction of Dyke and Bates Roads in Setauket, Suffolk County, New York.
3.6 miSW
Museum
Staller Center for the Arts, Stony Brook
92 min walk • The Staller Center for the Arts is the main arts building at Stony Brook University. It opened in 1978 as the Stony Brook University Fine Arts Center before being renamed in October 1988 after a $1.8 million donation from the Staller family.
2.4 miW
Church
Setauket Presbyterian Church and Burial Ground, Long Island
61 min walk • Setauket Presbyterian Church and Burial Ground, also known as First Presbyterian Church of Brookhaven, is a historic Presbyterian church and cemetery at 5 Caroline Avenue in the hamlet of Setauket, Suffolk County, New York.
~990 ftSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Theatre Three, Port Jefferson
5 min walk • Theatre Three occupies Athena Hall in Port Jefferson, New York as a fully functioning, non-profit theatre company. Begun in the late 1960s, Theatre Three has become one of the premier theatre houses on Long Island.
2.6 miW
Park
Frank Melville Memorial Park, Long Island
67 min walk • The Frank Melville Memorial Park is a privately run, publicly accessible park surrounding the Melville Mill Pond in Setauket, New York. It was dedicated in 1937 to the memory of Frank Melville Jr. father of local philanthropist Ward Melville. The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 19, 2010.
3.7 miSW
Library
Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library, Stony Brook
94 min walk • The Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library is the main library at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York. It is named for the father of philanthropist Ward Melville, who donated 400 acres of land and money to establish Stony Brook University in 1957.
1.3 miW
Museum, History museum
Sherwood-Jayne House, Long Island
33 min walk • Sherwood-Jayne House is a historic home and related buildings located at East Setauket in Suffolk County, New York. The property encompasses a two-story dwelling, as well as five accessory buildings, mature planting, split-rail and picket fences, and other landscape features.
3.5 miSW
Student center, Auditorium
Charles B. Wang Center, Stony Brook
90 min walk • The Charles B. Wang Center, located at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York, is a building dedicated to understanding Asian and American cultures, and the interactions of these cultures with other world cultures.