Clift Block

Clift Block is a historic building in Town of Stonington, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Clift Block is situated nearby to the historic building Nautical Instruments Shop, as well as near Shipsmith Shop.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mystic Seaport Marine Museum and Mystic Museum of Art.

Mystic Seaport Marine Museum

Theme park

Photo: Joethon, Public domain.

Mystic Seaport Museum is a maritime museum in Mystic, Connecticut, and the largest in the United States. Its 19-acre site holds a collection of ships and boats and a re-creation of a 19th-century seaport village consisting of more than 60 historic buildings, including many rare commercial structures that were moved to the site and meticulously restored. Mystic Seaport Marine Museum is situated 460 feet east of Clift Block.

Mystic Museum of Art

Museum

Mystic Museum of Art is a museum of American art at 9 Water Street in Mystic, Connecticut. The Mystic Art Association, an organization of artists who painted in the seacoast town, was founded by Charles Harold Davis in 1913. Mystic Museum of Art is situated 3,400 feet southwest of Clift Block.

Mystic River Bascule Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain.

The Mystic River Bascule Bridge is a bascule bridge spanning the Mystic River in Mystic, Connecticut in the United States. It carries vehicle and foot traffic directly into the tourist district of town via 33 ft-wide Main Street. Mystic River Bascule Bridge is situated 2,600 feet south of Clift Block.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District and Mystic.

Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District is located in the village of Mystic in Stonington, Connecticut. Its main focus is the former Rossie Velvet Mill, a large brick industrial facility on the east side of Greenmanville Avenue that is now a research center for the nearby Mystic Seaport Museum.

Mystic

Photo: peasap, CC BY 2.0.

Mystic is a village that is partly in Groton and partly in Stonington in Connecticut. It is a major tourist destination.

Mystic Bridge Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Rhvanwinkle, CC BY 3.0.

The Mystic Bridge Historic District is a historic district in the village of Mystic, Connecticut on the Stonington side of the Mystic River. It includes the Mystic Seaport Museum, whose grounds and floating vessels represent the area's history, and the 1924 Mystic River Bascule Bridge.

Clift Block

Type: Historic building
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Town of Stonington, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.36137° or 41° 21′ 41″ north

Longitude

-71.96529° or 71° 57′ 55″ west

Open location code

87HC926M+GV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 384119762

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

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