Topside, Brooksville

#1 among attractions in Brooksville

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Topside is a historic summer estate in Brooksville, Maine. Designed by Tennessee architect William Crutchfield and built in 1918, this unusual log structure more closely resembles vacation houses found in the mountain areas of the southern United States than it those found in Maine. It is located on the north shore of Walker Pond, off Maine State Route 176. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. ()

Built: 1920 (104 years ago)Coordinates: 44°20'38"N, 68°41'39"W

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Brooksville United States

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Topside – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wilson Museum, Fort George, Bagaduce Music Lending Library, Maine Maritime Academy.

6.2 miNW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Wilson Museum, Castine
158 min walk • The Wilson Museum is a museum in Castine, Maine, United States. It was founded using the collection of Dr John Howard Wilson, a geologist.
6.3 miNW
Forts and castles
Fort George, Castine
162 min walk • Fort George was a palisaded earthwork fort built in 1779 by Great Britain during the American Revolutionary War in Castine, Maine. Located at a high point on the Bagaduce Peninsula, the fort was built as part of an initiative by the British to establish a new colony called New Ireland.
7.4 miNE
Library
Bagaduce Music Lending Library, Blue Hill
190 min walk • The Bagaduce Music Lending Library is a music lending library in Blue Hill, Maine.
6.2 miNW
Universities and schools
Maine Maritime Academy, Castine
159 min walk • Maine Maritime Academy is a public college focused on maritime training and located in Castine, Maine. The academy was established by the 90th Maine Legislature on March 21, 1941.
5.9 miNW
Ship
Bowdoin, Castine
150 min walk • The schooner Bowdoin was designed by William H. Hand, Jr. and built in 1921, in East Boothbay, Maine, at the Hodgdon Brothers Shipyard now known as Hodgdon Yachts. She is the only American schooner built specifically for Arctic exploration, and was designed under the direction of explorer Donald B. MacMillan.
5.9 miNW
44°23'26"N • 68°47'41"W
Castine Yacht Club, Castine
151 min walk • Sailing, Marina
7.1 miNE
44°24'48"N • 68°35'17"W
Handworks Gallery, Blue Hill
181 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
6.1 miNW
Archaeological site
Pentagoet Archeological District, Castine
156 min walk • The Pentagoet Archeological District is a National Historic Landmark District located at the southern edge of the Bagaduce Peninsula in Castine, Maine.
7 miNE
44°24'43"N • 68°35'24"W
Blue Hill Public Library, Blue Hill
178 min walk • Library
7.2 miNE
44°24'54"N • 68°35'15"W
Randy Eckard Gallery, Blue Hill
184 min walk • Museum
7.2 miNE
44°24'49"N • 68°35'13"W
Jud Hartmann Gallery, Blue Hill
183 min walk • Museum