Parson Smith House, Windham

Name: Parson Smith House
Address: Windham, United States

#3 among attractions in Windham

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The Parson Smith House is a historic house on River Road in southern Windham, Maine. Built in 1764 and virtually unaltered since, it is one of the state's finest examples of Colonial Georgian architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Now a private residence, it was for 40 years a historic house museum owned and operated by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. ()

Built: 1764 (260 years ago)Coordinates: 43°42'58"N, 70°23'33"W

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Parson Smith House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Baxter House, Art Gallery, Evergreen Cemetery, South Street Historic District.

3.7 miSW
History museum, Museum
Baxter House, Gorham
95 min walk • The Baxter House is an historic house museum at 67 South Street in Gorham, Maine, United States. Built in 1797, it was the birthplace of James Phinney Baxter, mayor of Portland, and also home to two-term Governor of Maine Percival Baxter. The house was donated to the town by James Phinney Baxter in 1907, and opened as a museum in 1908.
3.7 miSW
Art gallery, Museum, Shopping
Art Gallery, Gorham
95 min walk • The Art Gallery of the University of Southern Maine, Gorham campus, is located at 5 University Way, at the main campus entrance. The building in which it is located was built in 1822 as a non-denominational church building, and has also served as Gorham's town hall.
5.2 miSE
Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery, Portland
133 min walk • Evergreen Cemetery is a garden style cemetery in the Deering neighborhood of Portland, Maine. With 239 acres of land, it is the largest cemetery in the state.
3.5 miSW
City hall, Greek Revival architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
South Street Historic District, Gorham
90 min walk • The South Street Historic District encompasses an early residential area of Gorham, Maine.
3.7 miSW
Library
Baxter Memorial Library, Gorham
94 min walk • The Baxter Memorial Library is the public library serving Gorham, Maine. It was built in 1908. The gift of James Phinney Baxter, the library building is constructed of pink granite and the interior is completed in red oak.
6.3 miSE
43°38'12"N • 70°19'48"W
Warhammer - Cornerbrook Plaza, Portland
161 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
3.1 miSE
43°40'39"N • 70°21'37"W
Maine Hindu Temple, Westbrook
80 min walk • Temple
3.1 miSE
Library
Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook
79 min walk • The Walker Memorial Library is the public library of Westbrook, Maine, USA. It is located at 800 Main Street, in an architecturally distinguished French Chateauesque building designed by Frederick A. Tompson and built in 1894.
4.7 miSE
Memorial
F.O.J. Smith Tomb, Portland
121 min walk • The F.O.J. Smith Tomb is an historic tomb in Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, Maine. It is the tomb of Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith, US Congressman 1833-39.
3.7 miSW
Greek Revival architecture
Gorham Historic District, Gorham
94 min walk • The Gorham Historic District encompasses the traditional central civic area of Gorham, Maine. Incorporated in 1764, the town center is composed of a small cluster of civic and commercial buildings at School and Main Streets, with some residential properties radiating away.
2.9 miSE
Interesting neighbourhood
S. D. Warren Paper Mill, Westbrook
75 min walk • The S.D. Warren Paper Mill is a paper mill on the Presumpscot River in Westbrook, Maine. It is now owned by SAPPI Limited, a South African paper concern. It is one of Westbrook's major employers.