Kennebunkport Historic District, Kennebunkport

Name: Kennebunkport Historic District
Address: Kennebunkport, United States

#11 among attractions in Kennebunkport

Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture

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The Kennebunkport Historic District encompasses most of the village center of Kennebunkport, Maine. It includes the town's highest concentration of historic architecture, with many buildings from the late 18th and early 19th century, when Kennebunkport was at its height as a shipping and shipbuilding center. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 6, 1976. ()

Coordinates: 43°21'46"N, 70°28'33"W

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Day trips

Kennebunkport Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: First Chance Whalewatch, Seashore Trolley Museum, Wedding Cake House, Walker's Point Estate.

~1210 ftSW
43°21'37"N • 70°28'44"W
First Chance Whalewatch, Kennebunkport
6 min walk • Dolphin and whale watching, Tours, Outdoor activities
3.3 miN
Museum, Specialty museum
Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport
84 min walk • The Seashore Trolley Museum, located in Kennebunkport, Maine, United States, is the world's first and largest museum of mass transit vehicles.
2.3 miNW
Architecture
Wedding Cake House, Kennebunk
60 min walk • Once called the "most photographed house in the state" of Maine, the Wedding Cake House, known formally as the George W. Bourne House, is a historic house located at 104 Summer Street in Kennebunk, Maine.
1.6 miSE
Shingle style architecture
Walker's Point Estate, Kennebunkport
41 min walk • Walker's Point Estate is the summer retreat of the Bush family, in the town of Kennebunkport, Maine. It lies along the Atlantic Ocean in the northeast United States, on Walker's Point. The estate served as the Summer White House of George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States.
3.5 miNW
Specialty museum, History museum, Art museum
Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk
90 min walk • The Brick Store Museum, located at 117 Main Street in the town of Kennebunk, Maine, is one of only a few museums that opened during the Great Depression in the United States.
4.2 miSW
Park
Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, Wells
107 min walk • Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, located in Wells, Maine, USA, is 2,250 acres of protected land headquartered at a restored saltwater farm called Laudholm.
3.8 miW
Historical place
Wallingford Hall, Kennebunk
97 min walk • Wallingford Hall is a historic house at 21 York Street in Kennebunk, Maine. Built in 1805–06, it is an unusually grand expression of Federal architecture in the town, built by the regionally architect and builder Thomas Eaton, and one of the oldest surviving examples in the state of a connected farmstead.
1 miS
43°20'56"N • 70°28'21"W
Chris Becker Photo, Kennebunkport
25 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
~1160 ftS
43°21'35"N • 70°28'34"W
Landmark Gallery, Kennebunkport
6 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
4.7 miNW
43°25'31"N • 70°30'46"W
Arundel Antique Village, Arundel
120 min walk • Park, Antiques, Shopping
3.5 miNW
Interesting neighbourhood, Georgian architecture
Kennebunk Historic District, Kennebunk
89 min walk • The Kennebunk Historic District encompasses a large portion of the historic town center of Kennebunk, Maine. Established in 1736, the district includes a significant number of fairly high-style houses from the late 18th and early 19th centuries, when Kennebunk was at its height as a shipbuilding and maritime shipping center.