William Whipple House, Kittery

#8 among attractions in Kittery

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William Whipple House at 88 Whipple Road in Kittery, Maine is one of the oldest houses in Maine and was the birthplace of Revolutionary War General and Declaration of Independence Signatroy, William Whipple. The oldest portion of home dates to circa 1660 and was occupied first by Robert Cutt who fortified it as a garrison house. William Whipple was born in the house in 1731 and later he moved to Portsmouth, New Hampshire after his marriage in 1767. In 2017 the house was restored by its new owner Michael Sullivan. ()

Coordinates: 43°5'9"N, 70°44'3"W

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Kittery United States

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Nearby attractions include: Point of Graves Burial Ground, Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth Athenæum, Wentworth-Gardner House.

1.1 miSW
Cemetery
Point of Graves Burial Ground, Portsmouth
29 min walk • Point of Graves Burial Ground is a small historic cemetery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, dating to the 17th century. It was the final resting place for many of Portsmouth's prominent residents including the Wentworth family, the Vaughan family, the Rogers, and the Lears.
1.2 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth
31 min walk • Strawbery Banke is an outdoor history museum located in the South End historic district of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It is the oldest neighborhood in New Hampshire to be settled by Europeans, and the earliest neighborhood remaining in the present-day city of Portsmouth.
1.3 miSW
Museum, Library, Art museum
Portsmouth Athenæum, Portsmouth
34 min walk • The Portsmouth Athenæum is an independent membership library, gallery, and museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States.
1.1 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Wentworth-Gardner House, Portsmouth
29 min walk • The Wentworth Lear Historic Houses are a pair of adjacent historic houses on the south waterfront in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Both buildings and an 18th-century warehouse are owned by the Wentworth Lear Historic Houses and are operated as a house museum. They are located at the corner of Mechanic and Gardner Streets.
1.3 miSW
Church
North Church, Portsmouth
35 min walk • The North Church of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States, is a historic Congregational church located in Market Square. Sited directly across from the Portsmouth Athenæum, it features an Italianate edifice and a steeple visible from most of the city, the Piscataqua River, and communities on its western bank in Maine.
1.1 miSW
Park, Garden, Theater
Prescott Park, Portsmouth
28 min walk • Prescott Park is a ten-plus acre waterfront park in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The land was purchased in the 1930s by two sisters, Josie and Sarah Prescott.
1.2 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
MacPheadris–Warner House, Portsmouth
30 min walk • The Warner House, formerly known as the MacPheadris–Warner House, is a historic house museum at 150 Daniel Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. Built 1716–1718, it is the oldest, urban brick house in northern New England, and is one of the finest early-Georgian brick houses in New England.
1.3 miSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Governor John Langdon House, Portsmouth
35 min walk • The Governor John Langdon House, also known as Governor John Langdon Mansion, is a historic mansion house at 143 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States.
1.2 miSW
Church
St. John's Church, Portsmouth
31 min walk • St. John's Church is a historic church at 101 Chapel Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The brick building was designed by Alexander Parris and built in 1807; it was the first brick church in the state of New Hampshire, and is a rare surviving early design by Parris.
1.1 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Players' Ring, Portsmouth
29 min walk • The Players' Ring Theatre is a theater located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The black box theater has a seating capacity of 75.
1.3 miSW
Park
Haven Park, Portsmouth
34 min walk • The Haven-White House is a historic house at 229 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Built about 1800 for a prosperous merchant, it is an important early example of the city's Federal architecture, with numerous high-quality interior features, and a rare surviving period stable.

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Nearby attractions include Piscataqua River border dispute, Kittery (11 min walk), Rice Public Library, Kittery (11 min walk), Robert and Louisa Traip House, Kittery (12 min walk), Mark F. and Eliza J. Wentworth House, Kittery (12 min walk).