Neal Dow House, Portland
Facts and practical information
The Neal Dow House, also known as Gen. Neal Dow House, is an historic house found at 714 Congress Street in Portland, Maine. It was built in 1829 for noted politician and prohibitionist Neal Dow, and was later designated a National Historic Landmark for that association. Dow was the author of the first prohibition law passed by the Maine legislature in 1851. He was known as a tireless, internationally known activist for the temperance movement. Dow's house was a center of activism in his lifetime, and is now the headquarters of the Maine chapter of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. ()
714 Congress StParksidePortland 04102-3306
Neal Dow House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Hadlock Field, Thomas Brackett Reed House, Portland Museum of Art, Children's Museum of Maine.
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How to get to Neal Dow House by public transport?
Bus
- Congress St + Deering Ave • Lines: 9A, Brz (5 min walk)
- Congress St + Bramhall St • Lines: METRO BREEZ Outbound, ZOOM Express STC (5 min walk)
Ferry
- Casco Bay Lines Ferry Terminal (28 min walk)
Train
- Portland (29 min walk)