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Mid-Coast Maine Group Tours

Visit two early nineteenth-century homes in one beautiful village. Widely heralded as the "prettiest village in Maine," Wiscasset is home to the Nickels-Sortwell House and Castle Tucker.  A short walk apart, the two homes tell very different stories.

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Castle Tucker

Castle Tucker exterior

Explore this carefully preserved home, which showcases Victorian domesticity, Yankee ingenuity and familial ties. Overlooking the Sheepscot River, Castle Tucker tells a complex story in a beautiful setting.

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Nickels-Sortwell House

Nickels-Sortwell House

The Nickels-Sortwell House, whose elegant facade dominates the main street of Wiscasset, was built by Captain William Nickels, a ship owner and trader. The architecture recalls the period when shipbuilding and the maritime trade brought prosperity and sophisticated tastes to this riverside community.

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