Saint Jude's Episcopal Church, Northeast Harbor

Name: Saint Jude's Episcopal Church
Address: Northeast Harbor, United States

#8 among attractions in Northeast Harbor

Church, Shingle style architecture

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Saint Jude's Episcopal Church is a historic church at 277 Peabody Drive in Seal Harbor, Maine. Built in 1887–89, this Shingle-style church is the least-altered surviving example of ecclesiastical architecture in Maine designed by the noted exponent of the style, William Ralph Emerson. Principally used as a summer chapel, it is affiliated with the Episcopal mission of St. Mary's in Northeast Harbor. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. ()

Built: 1887 (137 years ago)Coordinates: 44°17'38"N, 68°14'48"W

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Day trips

Saint Jude's Episcopal Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jordan Pond, Thuya Garden, Asticou Azalea Garden, Bear Island Light.

2.6 miN
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Jordan Pond, Acadia National Park
67 min walk • Jordan Pond is an oligotrophic tarn in Acadia National Park near the town of Bar Harbor, Maine. The pond covers 187 acres to a maximum depth of 150 feet with a shoreline of 3.6 miles.
1.5 miW
Garden, Park
Thuya Garden, Northeast Harbor
40 min walk • Thuya Garden is a semi-formal herbaceous garden, in the style of Gertrude Jekyll, located at 15 Thuya Drive, Northeast Harbor, Maine. It is open daily from May through October.
1.9 miW
Botanical garden, Garden, Park
Asticou Azalea Garden, Northeast Harbor
50 min walk • The Asticou Azalea Garden in Northeast Harbor, Maine, United States, is a popular visitor attraction. It was created by lifelong resident of the village, Charles Kenneth Savage, in 1956.
1.3 miSW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Bear Island Light, Bear Island
35 min walk • Bear Island Light is a lighthouse on Bear Island near Mt. Desert Island, at the entrance to Northeast Harbor, Maine. It was first established in 1839. The present structure was built in 1889.
2.3 miS
Museum, History museum
Islesford Historical Museum, Little Cranberry Island
58 min walk • The Islesford Historical Museum and Blue Duck Ships' Store are related historical exhibits on Little Cranberry Island in Maine, USA, within the boundaries of Acadia National Park.
3.6 miNW
Fjord
Somes Sound, Northeast Harbor
91 min walk • Somes Sound is a fjard, a body of water running deep into Mount Desert Island, the main site of Acadia National Park in Maine, United States. Its deepest point is approximately 175 feet, and it is over 100 feet deep in several places. The sound almost splits the island in two.
1.9 miW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Mary's-By-The-Sea, Northeast Harbor
50 min walk • St. Mary's-By-The-Sea is a historic Gothic Revival church at 20 South Shore Road in Northeast Harbor, Maine. One a few known designs of Maine architect Harry Vaughn and built in 1902, it is one of a number of architect-designed summer chapels built around the turn of the 20th century with funding from wealthy summer residents.
2.1 miN
City hall
Ellsworth City Hall, Acadia National Park
53 min walk • Ellsworth City Hall is the seat of local government in Ellsworth, Maine. Built in 1934-35 after a devastating fire destroyed the old city hall and part of the business district, it is a municipal building with Georgian Revival features unusual for Maine.
4 miW
Library
Southwest Harbor Public Library, Southwest Harbor
104 min walk • The Southwest Harbor Public Library is the public library serving Southwest Harbor, Maine. The Southwest Harbor Public Library was built in 1895.
1.9 miW
44°17'42"N • 68°17'9"W
Mt. Desert Chamber of Commerce, Northeast Harbor
50 min walk • Museum
3.2 miW
Archaeological site
Fernald Cove, Northeast Harbor
83 min walk • The Fernald Point Prehistoric Site is an archaeological site in Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island on the central coast of Maine.