|
Kittery,
ME Real Estate and Area Links
 |
If
you are searching for Kittery, ME homes
for sale, please contact
us and we will be happy to help.
Kittery is a town in York County, Maine,
United States. The population was 9,543
at the 2000 census. Home to the Portsmouth
Naval Shipyard on Seavey's Island, Kittery
includes Badger's Island, the seaside
district of Kittery Point, and part
of the Isles of Shoals. The town is
a tourist destination known for its
many outlet stores.
|
| Kittery,
Maine has some fine early architecture,
including the Sir William Pepperrell
House, built in 1733, and the Lady Pepperrell
House, built in 1760. The John Bray
House, built in 1662, is believed to
be the oldest surviving house in Maine.
Located at the John Paul Jones State
Historic Site on U.S. 1 is the Maine
Sailors' and Soldiers' Memorial by Bashka
Paeff. Further northeast up the road,
the town has developed factory outlet
shopping, very popular with tourists.
Kittery Point is home to Seapoint Beach
and Fort Foster Park, originally a harbor
defense. In 1996, the movie Thinner,
based on the 1984 Richard Bachman novel
Thinner, was filmed in Kittery. The
Saturday morning cartoon DinoSquad is
based in Kittery/Kittery Point. (some
parts courtesy Wikipedia) |
|
|
|
