Rock Rest

Rock Rest is a historic house and African-American traveler's accommodation at 167 Brave Boat Harbor Road in Kittery, Maine. The property was operated as a summer guest house by Clayton and Hazel Sinclair between 1946 and 1977, and is one of the few known places in Maine that explicitly welcomed African-American guests in an era when racial discrimination in public accommodations was common.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include John Hancock Warehouse and Kittery Town Pound.

John Hancock Warehouse

Museum

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The John Hancock Warehouse is a historic warehouse at 136 Lindsay Street in York, Maine. Built in the 18th century, the small warehouse is notable for its association with Massachusetts politician John Hancock. John Hancock Warehouse is situated 2½ miles northeast of Rock Rest.

Kittery Town Pound

Historic site

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Kittery Town Pound is a historic site, which is situated 2½ miles west of Rock Rest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include York Harbor and York.

York Harbor

Neighborhood

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York Harbor is a census-designated place in the town of York in York County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, York Harbor had a population of 3,132. York Harbor is situated 2½ miles northeast of Rock Rest.

York

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York is a town on the Southern Coast in Maine. It includes the villages of York Beach, York Harbor, and Cape Neddick.

Newcastle

Village

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New Castle is a town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,000 at the 2020 census. It is the easternmost town in New Hampshire and the smallest by area, and it is the only town in the state located entirely on islands. Newcastle is situated 3½ miles southwest of Rock Rest.

Rock Rest

Type: House
Description: historic house in Maine, United States
Categories: building, historic site, historic building, and residential building
Location: Town of Kittery, York County, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.10548° or 43° 6′ 20″ north

Longitude

-70.67533° or 70° 40′ 31″ west

Open location code

87MF484F+5V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 970998349

OpenStreetMap feature

building=house

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

Wikidata ID

Q21261625

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