William A. Buckingham House, Norwich

Name: William A. Buckingham House
Address: Norwich, United States

#16 among attractions in Norwich

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The William A. Buckingham House, also known as Buckingham Memorial Hall, is a historic house a fraternal hall at 307 Main Street in Norwich, Connecticut. It was built in 1847 by William A. Buckingham, whose later political career included terms as mayor of Norwich and Governor of Connecticut. Since 1898, it has housed a variety of veterans' and other service organizations, as well as government offices. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 29, 1982. ()

Built: 1847 (177 years ago)Coordinates: 41°31'26"N, 72°4'16"W

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William A. Buckingham House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Slater Memorial Museum, Cathedral of Saint Patrick, Downtown Norwich Historic District, Chelsea Parade Historic District.

1 miNW
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich
25 min walk • The J. F. Slater Memorial Museum, also known as Slater Memorial Museum, is an historic building and art museum on the grounds of the Norwich Free Academy in Norwich, Connecticut, built in 1885 and dedicated in 1886.
0.6 miNW
Church
Cathedral of Saint Patrick, Norwich
16 min walk • The Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Norwich is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church located in Norwich, Connecticut. It is the mother church of the Diocese of Norwich and is the seat of its prelate bishop.
~1530 ftNW
Neighbourhood
Downtown Norwich Historic District, Norwich
8 min walk • The Downtown Norwich Historic District is a historic district representing the core of the downtown area of the city of Norwich, Connecticut in the United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
1.1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Chelsea Parade Historic District, Norwich
27 min walk • The Chelsea Parade Historic District encompasses a predominantly residential area north of downtown Norwich. Centered around the Chelsea Parade, a triangular public park, the area has long been a preferred residential area for the city's upper classes, and includes a catalog of architecture from the 18th to 20th centuries.
0.5 miW
City hall
Norwich City Hall, Norwich
14 min walk • Norwich City Hall is the seat of municipal government in Norwich, Connecticut. It is located at Union Street and Broadway, prominently overlooking the city's central business district.
0.9 miNW
Gothic Revival architecture
Converse House and Barn, Norwich
25 min walk • The Converse House and Barn are a historic residential property at 185 Washington Street in Norwich, Connecticut. Built about 1870 for a local businessman and philanthropist, it is a prominent local example of High Victorian Gothic architecture.
0.8 miNW
Museum
Nathaniel Backus House, Norwich
21 min walk • The Nathaniel Backus House is a two-story Greek Revival clapboarded house with a gable roof in Norwich, Connecticut. The house was built around 1750 by Nathaniel Backus and served as his home, it was later moved to its current location in 1952.
0.5 miNW
Neighbourhood
Jail Hill Historic District, Norwich
13 min walk • The Jail Hill Historic District encompasses a 19th-century working-class residential district in Norwich, Connecticut. Located on a steep hill overlooking downtown Norwich, it was populated first by African Americans, and then by Irish immigrants.
1.1 miNW
Neighbourhood
Yantic Falls Historic District, Norwich
30 min walk • The Yantic Falls Historic District encompasses a historic mill and associated worker housing on Yantic Street in Norwich, Connecticut.
1 miS
Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture
American Thermos Bottle Company Laurel Hill Plant, Norwich
27 min walk • The American Thermos Bottle Company Laurel Hill Plant, located in the Laurel Hill section of Norwich, Connecticut, in the United States, includes 11 contributing buildings and two other contributing structures.
0.8 miNW
Museum, History museum
Perkins-Rockwell House, Norwich
22 min walk • The Perkins-Rockwell House is a historic house museum at 42 Rockwell Street in Norwich, Connecticut. Built in 1818, it is locally distinctive as a well-preserved stone house of the Federal period, and for its association with the locally prominent Perkins and Rockwell families; this house was home to John A.

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Which popular attractions are close to William A. Buckingham House?

Nearby attractions include John Fox Slater House, Norwich (2 min walk), Downtown Norwich Historic District, Norwich (8 min walk), Little Plain Historic District, Norwich (10 min walk), Laurel Hill Historic District, Norwich (12 min walk).

How to get to William A. Buckingham House by public transport?

The nearest stations to William A. Buckingham House:

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Norwich Transportation Center • Lines: 991 (15 min walk)
Washington at Mohegan • Lines: 991 (35 min walk)