Gov. William King House, Bath

Name: Gov. William King House
Address: Bath, United States

#9 among attractions in Bath

Gothic Revival architecture

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The Governor William King House, also known locally as the Stone House, is a historic house on Whiskeag Road in Bath, Maine. Built in 1812, this stone house's lancet-arch windows are one of the first examples of Gothic Revival architecture in New England. The house was built as a summer retreat for William King, who led the drive for Maine statehood, and served as the state's first governor. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. ()

Coordinates: 43°55'58"N, 69°49'25"W

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Gov. William King House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Maine Maritime Museum, William T. Donnell House, Winter Street Church, Carlton Bridge.

2.7 miS
Specialty museum, History museum, Maritime museum
Maine Maritime Museum, Bath
70 min walk • Maine Maritime Museum, formerly the Bath Marine Museum, offers some exhibits about Maine's maritime heritage, culture and the role Maine has played in regional and global maritime activities.
2.6 miS
Museum, History museum, Italianate architecture
William T. Donnell House, Bath
67 min walk • The William T. Donnell House is a historic house museum, part of the Maine Maritime Museum on Washington Street in Bath, Maine.
1.2 miS
Church
Winter Street Church, Bath
32 min walk • The Winter Street Church, originally known as the Winter Street Congregational Church, is an historic former Congregational church at 880 Washington Street, corner of Winter Street in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine. Built in 1843-44, it is a fine early example of Gothic Revival architecture, designed and built by a local master builder.
1.7 miSE
Bridge
Carlton Bridge, Bath
43 min walk • The Carlton Bridge is a railroad vertical-lift bridge which carries one rail line over the Kennebec River between Bath and Woolwich, Maine. It was completed in 1927. Until August 1, 2000, it also carried two lanes of U.S.
1.7 miSE
Bridge
Sagadahoc Bridge, Bath
43 min walk • The Sagadahoc Bridge is a four-lane concrete segmental box girder bridge between the City of Bath and the town of Woolwich, Maine, carrying U.S. Route 1 over the Kennebec River.
1.4 miS
43°54'47"N • 69°49'1"W
The Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath
36 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
1.2 miS
Library
Patten Free Library, Bath
32 min walk • The Patten Free Library is a public library in Bath, Maine, United States. It also serves the communities of Arrowsic, Georgetown, West Bath, and Woolwich. The Patten Library Association was founded in 1847. In 1887, Galen C. Moses donated $10,000 to fund a building for the library.
2.2 miS
Interesting neighbourhood, Italianate architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Trufant Historic District, Bath
58 min walk • The Trufant Historic District encompasses a concentration of 19th-century middle-class residential housing on the south side of Bath, Maine. This area was most heavily developed during Bath's heyday as a major shipbuilding center, and includes numerous examples of Greek Revival and Italianate styling.
1.5 miS
Neo-renaissance architecture
United States Customhouse and Post Office, Bath
39 min walk • The U.S. Customhouse and Post Office is a historic commercial building at 1 Front Street in downtown Bath, Maine. Built by the federal government in 1858, it is a fine example of Italianate architecture designed by Ammi B.
5.5 miW
Tower
Cathance Water Tower, Topsham
140 min walk • The Cathance Water Tower is a historic water tower at Cathance Road and Beechwood Drive in Topsham, Maine. Probably built in the late 19th century, it is an extremely rare surviving example of a residential wooden water tower built for a single residence.
3.7 miW
Greek Revival architecture
Randall-Hildreth House, Topsham
96 min walk • The Randall-Hildreth House is a historic house at 806 Foreside Road in Topsham, Maine. Built in 1800, it is a fine local example of a Federal period mansion house with Georgian and Greek Revival features.