Curtis Island Light, Camden

Name: Curtis Island Light
Address: Camden, United States

#2 among attractions in Camden

Top attraction, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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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. It was first established in 1835, and the present structure was built in 1896. The light was automated in 1972, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 44°12'7"N, 69°3'0"W

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Curtis Island Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Lewis R. French, Surprise, Camden Great Fire Historic District.

1.5 miSW
Museum, Art museum
Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport
39 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.
0.9 miNW
Nature and wildlife tours, Ship, Historical and heritage tours
Lewis R. French, Camden
23 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.
0.9 miNW
Boat tours, Ship, Eco tours
Surprise, Camden
23 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.
0.9 miNW
Historical place, Neighbourhood
Camden Great Fire Historic District, Camden
24 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.
0.9 miNW
Opera, Concerts and shows, Concert hall
Camden Opera House Block, Camden
24 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.
1 miNW
Library
Camden Public Library, Camden
25 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.
0.9 miNW
Ship
Grace Bailey, Camden
23 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.
1.1 miN
Park, Shingle style architecture
High Street Historic District, Camden
29 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.
0.6 miW
Park, Greek Revival architecture
Chestnut Street Historic District, Camden
16 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.
0.8 miNW
Ship
Mercantile, Camden
22 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.
0.9 miNW
44°12'31"N • 69°3'53"W
Chestnut Street Baptist Church - Camden, Camden
23 min walk • Sacred and religious sites, Church

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Nearby attractions include Chestnut Street Historic District, Camden (16 min walk), Camden Yacht Club, Camden (18 min walk), Mercantile, Camden (22 min walk), Chestnut Street Baptist Church - Camden, Camden (23 min walk).