MacDowell
MacDowell is an artist's residency program in Peterborough, New Hampshire. The program was founded in 1907 by composer Edward MacDowell and his wife, pianist and philanthropist Marian MacDowell.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: art colony in Peterborough, New Hampshire, U.S.A.
- Also known as: “MacDowell Colony”, “macdowell.org”, and “The macDowell Colony”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Peterborough Community Theatre and Peterborough Town Library.
Peterborough Unitarian Church
Place of worship
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The Peterborough Unitarian Church, also once known as the First Church in Peterborough, is a historic American church at Main and Summer streets in Peterborough, New Hampshire.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peterborough and West Peterborough.
Peterborough
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Peterborough is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,418 at the 2020 census. The main village, with 3,090 people at the 2020 census, is a census-designated place and lies along the Contoocook River at the junction of U.S. Route 202 and New Hampshire Route 101.
West Peterborough
Hamlet
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West Peterborough is an unincorporated community in the town of Peterborough in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. It is located along Nubanusit Brook in the western part of the town. West Peterborough is situated 1½ miles west of MacDowell.
Harrisville Rural District
Neighborhood
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The Harrisville Rural District in Harrisville, New Hampshire was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The district encompasses a large area in the central southern part of the town, where much of its early development took place. Harrisville Rural District is situated 4½ miles west of MacDowell.
MacDowell
- Categories: art colony, fellow, creative residency, nonprofit organization, and locality
- Location: Town of Peterborough, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.89008° or 42° 53′ 24″ northLongitude
-71.95397° or 71° 57′ 14″ westElevation
912 feet (278 metres)Open location code
87JCV2RW+2COpenStreetMap ID
node 158813192OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“MacDowell” goes by many names.
- Basque: “MacDowell”
- Catalan: “MacDowell”
- Catalan: “The macDowell Colony”
- Chinese: “麥克道威爾文藝營”
- Chinese: “麦克道威尔文艺营”
- Dutch: “MacDowell”
- French: “MacDowell Colony”
- German: “MacDowell”
- Hebrew: “מושבת האומנים מקדאוול”
- Italian: “MacDowell”
- Japanese: “マクダウェル・コロニー”
- Japanese: “マクダウエル・コロニー”
- Portuguese: “MacDowell”
- Russian: “Колония Макдауэлл”
- Russian: “Макдауэлл”
- Spanish: “Colonia MacDowell”
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Highlights include Saint Peters Cemetery New and Ed MacDowell Grave.
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