Discovering Wiscasset, Castle Tucker, Nickels Sortwell House, & Downtown Wiscasset
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Dramatically sited on a hill overlooking the Sheepscot River, Castle Tucker tells the story of a prominent shipping family's life over a period of 150 years. From 1858 until the end of the 20th century, the Tucker family survived economic upheavals, emotional turmoil and a rapidly changing outside world. Built in 1807, the house was later redecorated & furnished to Victorian. A visit to Castle Tucker offers a glimpse into the everyday life of Mollie & Richard Tucker & their 5 children at the turn of the 20th century. With 3 generations of family possessions on view, Castle Tucker is a time capsule that echoes with the voices of a remarkable Maine family. The Nickels-Sortwell House is a National Historic Landmark & one of the region's finest Federal-style houses. Built by Captain William Nickels, it epitomizes the brief period when shipbuilding & the maritime trade brought wealth and sophisticated tastes to this coastal Maine village. Jefferson's Embargo of 1807 devastated Wiscasset economically. The Nickels family was forced to sell the mansion in 1814. During much of the 1800s it served as a hotel for a growing number of summer visitors to Maine's coast. In 1899 industrialist & banker Alvin Sortwell, the former mayor of Cambridge, MA, bought the house. The Sortwell family's Wiscasset roots reached back to the early 1700s. They lovingly restored the house to Colonial Revival.
Min: 25 Max: 42
WHEN: Monday, September 30
WHERE: Wiscasset, ME
TIMES: Bus leaves back left hand corner of the Quest Fitness parking lot at 8:45 am & returns approx. 4:15 pm
COST: $35/participant; includes transportation & guided tours; Lunch cost & destination on your own in downtown Wiscasset.
IMPORTANT NOTES: There is a lot of walking on this trip, including several stairs in each house as well as an incline hill area on Rte 1, Wiscasset.
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