Sanborn Seminary, Kingston

Name: Sanborn Seminary
Address: Kingston, United States

#5 among attractions in Kingston

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Sanborn Seminary is a historic educational facility in Kingston, New Hampshire. Its main building was built in 1883 by Major Edward S. Sanborn to serve as a secular secondary boarding school. The school ran continuously until 1966 when it was sold to the Town of Kingston. The campus became known as Sanborn Regional High School and served students from the towns of Kingston, Newton, and Fremont. The last class at this campus graduated in June 2006. ()

Built: 1883 (142 years ago)Coordinates: 42°56'20"N, 71°3'17"W

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Sanborn Seminary – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: American Independence Museum, Lamont Gallery, Front Street Historic District, Gilman Garrison House.

6.1 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
American Independence Museum, Exeter
156 min walk • The American Independence Museum is a historic house museum located in Exeter, New Hampshire.
5.9 miNE
Museum
Lamont Gallery, Exeter
151 min walk • The Lamont Gallery is a non-profit art gallery located on the campus of Phillips Exeter Academy, in Exeter, New Hampshire, United States.
6 miNE
Neighbourhood
Front Street Historic District, Exeter
153 min walk • The Front Street Historic District in Exeter, New Hampshire, encompasses a portion of the town's historic center. The district extends from Swasey Pavilion, at the junction of Front and Water streets, southwesterly along Front Street to Gale Park, about five blocks.
6.3 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Gilman Garrison House, Exeter
161 min walk • The Gilman Garrison House is a historic house museum at 12 Water Street in Exeter, New Hampshire. Built in 1709, it is a rare surviving example of a garrison house or fortified structure.
6 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum, Library
Exeter Historical Society, Exeter
153 min walk • Phillips Exeter Academy Library is a library that serves Phillips Exeter Academy, an independent boarding school located in Exeter, New Hampshire.
0.8 miS
State park, Lake, Park
Kingston State Park, Kingston
21 min walk • Kingston State Park is a 44-acre state park located on Great Pond in the town of Kingston, New Hampshire. The park offers 300 feet of swim area with a bathhouse, canoe rentals, fireplaces and picnic areas, a playground, softball field, and three game areas for horseshoes and volleyball.
6.2 miNE
Church
The Congregational Church in Exeter, Exeter
158 min walk • The Congregational Church in Exeter was gathered in 1638 by the Rev. John Wheelwright following his expulsion from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The current congregation is a merger of the former First Parish and Second Parish of Exeter.
6.1 miNE
Universities and schools
Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter
156 min walk • Phillips Exeter Academy is a highly selective, coeducational independent school for boarding and day students in grades 9 through 12, and offers a secondary postgraduate program.
6.2 miNE
Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Exeter Waterfront Commercial Historic District, Exeter
160 min walk • The Exeter Waterfront Commercial Historic District encompasses the historic commercial and residential waterfront areas of Exeter, New Hampshire.
~1980 ftS
Church
First Universalist Church, Kingston
10 min walk • The First Universalist Church, known locally as the Church on the Plains, is a historic church building on Main Street in Kingston, New Hampshire. Built in 1879 to a design by the regionally prominent architect C. Willis Damon, it is a fine local example of Stick/Eastlake architecture.
6.1 miNE
Museum, History museum
Ladd-Gilman House, Exeter
156 min walk • The Ladd-Gilman House, also known as Cincinnati Memorial Hall, is a historic house at 1 Governors Lane in Exeter, New Hampshire, United States.

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Which popular attractions are close to Sanborn Seminary?

Nearby attractions include Nichols Memorial Library, Kingston (5 min walk), First Universalist Church, Kingston (10 min walk), Kingston State Park, Kingston (21 min walk).