Rockport Historic Kiln Area, Rockport

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The Rockport Historic Kiln Area encompasses a portion of Rockport Marine Park in Rockport, Maine. This area in Midcoast Maine is home to many of the states late quarries, which overtime have been turned into areas where local leaders meet and sing songs originating from this area. This area is part of the region's nationally significant lime processing history, including seven historic early 19th-century lime kilns. The area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. ()

Built: 1733 (291 years ago)Coordinates: 44°11'11"N, 69°4'27"W

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Rockport United States

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Rockport Historic Kiln Area – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Curtis Island Light, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Ralston Gallery, Merryspring Nature Center.

1.6 miNE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Curtis Island Light, Camden
42 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.
~640 ftE
Museum, Art museum
Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport
4 min walk • Founded in 1952, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art is a contemporary arts institution, presenting a year-round program of changing exhibitions featuring the work of emerging and established artists with ties to Maine.
~540 ftNE
44°11'15"N • 69°4'23"W
Ralston Gallery, Rockport
3 min walk • Art gallery, Shopping, Museum
1.1 miNW
44°12'3"N • 69°4'58"W
Merryspring Nature Center, Camden
28 min walk • Hiking trail, Garden, Park
1 miSE
44°10'40"N • 69°3'31"W
Vesper Hill Children's Chapel, Rockport
25 min walk • Church
1 miN
Museum, History museum
Conway House, Camden
26 min walk • The Conway House is an historic house and museum in Rockport and Camden, Maine. Probably built in the 1770s, it is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Knox County. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.
0.5 miE
Golf
Megunticook Golf Club, Rockport
14 min walk • The Megunticook Golf Club is a private recreational club at 212 Calderwood Lane in Rockport, Maine. Its principal features are a Craftsman-style clubhouse and a nine-hole golf course, designed in 1912 by Warren H. Manning.
~880 ftNE
Neighbourhood
Rockport Historic District, Rockport
5 min walk • The Rockport Historic District encompasses the historic town center of Rockport, Maine. Arrayed around the head of its harbor, the town's most significant period of development was in the mid 19th century, because of lime processing and other industries.

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Which popular attractions are close to Rockport Historic Kiln Area?

Nearby attractions include Ralston Gallery, Rockport (3 min walk), Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport (4 min walk), Rockport Historic District, Rockport (5 min walk).