Open Wednesday – Sunday, June – October
Hourly Tours from 10:00AM to 4:00PM
Sunday Tours 1:00PM – 4:00PM (Last tour 3:00PM)
Tate House Museum
1267 Westbrook Street, Portland, ME
“Connecting People to Maine’s Colonial Roots”
When it was built in 1755, the Tate House was considered a large and elegant home. The house was constructed in the Stroudwater section of Portland for Captain George Tate (1700-1794) and his family who had arrived in the Colonies around 1750. Captain Tate served as the Senior Mast Agent for the British Royal Navy, overseeing the cutting and shipping of white pines from Maine to England to be used as masts for the British Royal Navy. This position assured Tate's success, and his status in the community is reflected by the style of architecture he selected for his home. With its clapboards still unpainted, Tate House is one of two residences in Maine with an unusual subsumed dormer in the gambrel roof. As the only pre-Revolutionary home in Greater Portland that is open to the public, the impressive period furnishings, beautiful grounds and herb gardens, and unique architecture offer an insightful glimpse into the 18th century and life in Colonial Maine.
The museum is open from June through October and offers guided tours. Specialty school tours, architectural tours and garden tours are available by calling 207-774-6177. The Tate House is located at 1267 Westbrook Street, Portland ME.
Open Wednesday – Sunday, June – October
Hourly Tours from [spp-timestamp time="10:00"]AM to [spp-timestamp time="4:00"]PM
Sunday Tours [spp-timestamp time="1:00"]PM – [spp-timestamp time="4:00"]PM (Last tour [spp-timestamp time="3:00"]PM)
For more information contact the museum at 207-774-6177 or email info@tatehouse.org or visit the website at www.tatehouse.org
Calendar of Events 2016
For Times and Reservations Contact 207-774-6177
June 18: Fletcher’s Scouting Company Demonstration
June 28, 2016: Poetry in the Tate House Garden
July 12, 2016: Herb Garden Construction and Maintenance
July 26, 2016: Hawaiian Quilting Workshop Lecture
August 6, 2016: Gravestone Preservation
August 9, 2016: English Paper Piecing Quilt Workshop
September 10: Girl Scouts Playing the Past, Junior Badge
September 13, 2016: The Early American Kitchen
October 15, 2016: Stroudwater Cemetery Tours
Saturday 22, 2016: Stroudwater Cemetery Tours
November 15: Volunteer Appreciation Buffet
December 11, 2016: A Tate House Colonial Christmas
Credits: Photographs of the Tate House by William Hubbell