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Historic Bath Maine Neighborhood Walking Tour
Historic Bath Maine Neighborhood Walking Tour
Historic Bath Maine Neighborhood Walking Tour
Historic Bath Maine Neighborhood Walking Tour
Historic Bath Maine Neighborhood Walking Tour

Historic Bath Maine Area Walking Tour

By Embark Maine Tours
10 out of 10
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Overview

A fun and memorable guided walking tour of the delightful Washington Street Federal Historic District area in the heart of charming Bath, Maine, a 19th century shipping and shipbuilding powerhouse. Learn about the private lives of the millionaire shipbuilders and sea captains who lived there, while admiring their stunning Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne and Colonial Revival mansions.

Leave with insights about Maine and American history, museum quality photos to share, and tips on how to make the most of your visit, from shopping and dining in Bath, to exploring Maine's other coastal communities. This tour, led by a local educator, is sure to be a “hidden gem” highlight of your visit to Maine's coast.

Activity location

  • Patten Free Library
    • 33 Summer Street
    • 04530, Bath, Maine, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Patten Free Library
    • 33 Summer Street
    • 04530, Bath, Maine, United States

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedTips for making the most out of the rest of your visit.
  • What's includedWhat's includedPrimary source photos and other documents for insight into changes to the buildings over time.

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • About a 1.5 mile return walk, with a slight uphill.

Activity itinerary

Patten Free Library
  • 10m
Significant Richardsonian Romanesque Revival library, built in the 1880s.
Winter Street Center
  • 10m
Anchor to Washington Street Historic District, a gothic-style church, built in 1843 and considered to be the masterpiece of the architect, Anthony Coombs Raymond.
Bath
  • 1h 10m
For the rest of the walking tour will amble through the Washington Street Historic District, learning about an array of American architectural styles, and hearing stories about the shipbuilders and sea captains and their families who lived in the exquisite mansions that line street during Bath's 19th century shipbuilding heyday.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESPatten Free Library
    • 33 Summer Street
    • 04530, Bath, Maine, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEPatten Free Library
    • 33 Summer Street
    • 04530, Bath, Maine, United States

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