Parker Cleaveland House, Brunswick

Name: Parker Cleaveland House
Address: Brunswick, United States

#16 among attractions in Brunswick

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The Parker Cleaveland House is a historic house at 75 Federal Street in Brunswick, Maine. It was the home, from 1806 to 1858, of Parker Cleaveland, a mineralogist and a professor at nearby Bowdoin College. While he was a professor at Bowdoin College, Cleaveland conducted some of the earliest studies of mineralogy in the United States. His 1816 work Elementary Treatise on Mineralogy and Geology, which included a volume on types and localities of American minerals, became the standard textbook on the subject in American higher education and the model for future mineralogy scholarship and publications. ()

Coordinates: 43°54'38"N, 69°57'36"W

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Brunswick United States

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Parker Cleaveland House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Pejepscot Historical Society.

~1390 ftSW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Brunswick
7 min walk • The Peary–MacMillan Arctic Museum is a museum located in Hubbard Hall at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Named after Arctic explorers and Bowdoin College graduates Robert E. Peary and Donald B. MacMillan, it is the only museum in the lower 48 states of the United States dedicated completely to Arctic Studies.
~1000 ftW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum, Brunswick
5 min walk • The Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum was the home of American Civil War general, Bowdoin College president, and Maine Governor Joshua L. Chamberlain for over 50 years.
~1300 ftSW
Museum, Art museum
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick
7 min walk • The Bowdoin College Museum of Art is an art museum located in Brunswick, Maine. Included on the National Register of Historic Places, the museum is located in a building on the campus of Bowdoin College designed by the architectural firm McKim, Mead, and White.
~1540 ftNW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Pejepscot Historical Society, Brunswick
8 min walk • The Pejepscot Historical Society, located in Brunswick, is one of the oldest historical societies in the state of Maine. Founded in 1888, the Society's mission is to preserve and celebrate the history of the Pejepscot region, which includes the towns of Brunswick, Harpswell and Topsham.
~1260 ftSW
Universities and schools
Bowdoin College, Brunswick
7 min walk • Bowdoin College is a private liberal arts college in Brunswick, Maine. At the time Bowdoin was chartered, in 1794, Maine was still a part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
~1590 ftNW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Skolfield–Whittier House, Brunswick
8 min walk • The Skolfield–Whittier House is a Victorian museum of the Pejepscot Historical Society, located at 161 Park Row in Brunswick, Maine. It is often referred to as a "time capsule" because it has been virtually untouched since the Victorian era.
0.8 miNW
Bridge
Androscoggin Swinging Bridge, Brunswick
21 min walk • The Swinging Bridge is a pedestrian suspension bridge spanning the Androscoggin River between the Topsham Heights neighborhood of Topsham, Maine and neighboring Brunswick. It was built in 1892 for workers working at the Cabot Mill in Brunswick.
~760 ftW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
First Parish Church, Brunswick
4 min walk • The First Parish Church is an Open and Affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ. The church meetinghouse sits at 207 Maine Street in Brunswick, Maine.
0.5 miNW
Church
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brunswick
12 min walk • St. Paul's Episcopal Church is a historic church at 27 Pleasant Street in Brunswick, Maine. Built in 1845, it is a distinctive early example of a modest Carpenter Gothic design by Richard Upjohn, then already well known for his larger-scale Gothic churches.
~980 ftN
Historical place
Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Brunswick
5 min walk • The Harriet Beecher Stowe House is a historic home and National Historic Landmark at 63 Federal Street in Brunswick, Maine, notable as a short-term home of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Calvin Ellis Stowe and where Harriet wrote her 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.
1 miN
43°55'27"N • 69°57'49"W
Maine Fiberarts, Topsham
25 min walk • Visitor center, Museum

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Parker Cleaveland House?

Nearby attractions include First Parish Church, Brunswick (4 min walk), Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Brunswick (5 min walk), Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum, Brunswick (5 min walk), Federal Street Historic District, Brunswick (5 min walk).

How to get to Parker Cleaveland House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Parker Cleaveland House:

Bus

Bath Rd + 3 Bath Rd • Lines: Brz (4 min walk)
Brunswick • Lines: Concord Coach Maine Coastal Rout, Concord Trailways (8 min walk)

Train

Brunswick (8 min walk)