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.Photo: Robm154, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include John Hancock Warehouse and Kittery Town Pound.
John Hancock Warehouse
Museum
Photo: Kwalispecial, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Scarapella, CC0.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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″ northLongitude
-70.67533° or 70° 40′ 31″ westOpen location code
87MF484F+5VOpenStreetMap ID
way 970998349OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q21261625
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