Norumbega Castle, Camden

Name: Norumbega Castle
Address: Camden, United States

#18 among attractions in Camden

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Norumbega Castle is a historic house at 63 High Street in Camden, Maine. Built in 1886-87 for duplex telegraph inventor Joseph Barker Stearns, it is one of Mid Coast Maine's most elaborate 19th-century summer houses, exhibiting a sophisticated Queen Anne style in stone and wood. It now houses the Norumbega Inn, a bed and breakfast inn. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. ()

Built: 1886 (138 years ago)Coordinates: 44°13'4"N, 69°3'26"W

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Camden United States

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Norumbega Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Curtis Island Light, Lewis R. French, Surprise, Camden Great Fire Historic District.

1.1 miS
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Curtis Island Light, Camden
30 min walk • Curtis Island Light, originally Negro Island Light, is a lighthouse marking the approach to the harbor of Camden, Maine. It is located on Curtis Island, which shelters the harbor from ocean storms.
0.6 miSW
Nature and wildlife tours, Ship, Historical and heritage tours
Lewis R. French, Camden
15 min walk • Lewis R. French is a gaff-rigged topsail schooner sailing out of Camden, Maine as a "Maine windjammer" offering weeklong cruises to tourists.
0.6 miSW
Boat tours, Ship, Eco tours
Surprise, Camden
15 min walk • Surprise is a two-masted former racing schooner berthed in Camden, Maine. Built in 1917-18 in Rockport, Massachusetts, she is one of a small number of surviving schooners designed by noted naval architect Thomas F. McManus.
0.7 miSW
Historical place, Neighbourhood
Camden Great Fire Historic District, Camden
18 min walk • The Camden Great Fire Historic District encompasses a significant portion of the central business district of the town of Camden, Maine, United States.
0.8 miSW
Opera, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
Camden Opera House Block, Camden
20 min walk • The Camden Opera House Block is a historic multifunction building at 29 Elm Street in the center of Camden, Maine, United States. Built in 1893 after the town's great 1892 fire, it is one of its most prominent buildings. It houses town offices, a social meeting hall, and a 500-seat theater.
0.6 miSW
Library
Camden Public Library, Camden
15 min walk • The Camden Public Library is the public library serving Camden, Maine, United States. It is a National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
0.6 miSW
Ship
Grace Bailey, Camden
17 min walk • Grace Bailey, also known for many years as Mattie, is a two-masted schooner whose home port is Camden Harbor, Camden, Maine. Built in 1882 in Patchogue, New York, she is one of four surviving two-masted wooden-hulled schooners, once the most common vessel in the American coasting trade.
~370 ftSW
Park, Shingle style architecture
High Street Historic District, Camden
2 min walk • The High Street Historic District encompasses a well-preserved 19th-century residential area of Camden, Maine. Extending along High Street, the district has maintained its character since the 1920s, despite encroaching commercialization of nearby areas, and retains a cross-section of architecture of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
0.9 miS
Park, Greek Revival architecture
Chestnut Street Historic District, Camden
24 min walk • The Chestnut Street Historic District encompasses a predominantly residential part of Camden, Maine, United States, which represents a cross-section of the town's architectural history, and of its transition from a shipping center to a summer resort community.
0.6 miSW
Ship
Mercantile, Camden
16 min walk • Mercantile is a two-masted schooner berthed in Camden Harbor, Camden, Maine. Built in the 1914-16 on Little Deer Isle, Maine, she is one of a small number of such vessels still afloat from a time when they were one of the most common cargo vessels of the coasting trade.
0.7 miSW
44°12'31"N • 69°3'53"W
Chestnut Street Baptist Church - Camden, Camden
19 min walk • Sacred and religious sites, Church

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Which popular attractions are close to Norumbega Castle?

Nearby attractions include High Street Historic District, Camden (2 min walk), Camden Public Library, Camden (15 min walk), Lewis R. French, Camden (15 min walk), Surprise, Camden (15 min walk).