Fairhaven, MA, Places to Visit

Fairhaven Heritage Center

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Thursdays 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Fridays 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Saturdays 9:00 a.m. - noon,
June, July, August and by appointment
No Regular Winter Hours
First Congregational Church, 34 Center Street
Informative display panels teach about a number of important people in Fairhaven’s history. Learn about John Cooke, Capt. Joshua Slocum, Manjiro Nakahama, Henry H. Rogers, Warren Delano II and more. Donations accepted.

Millicent Library

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Monday and Wednesday 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
45 Center Street, Fairhaven
This lovely public library built opened 1893 in memory of Henry and Abby Rogers' daughter Millicent, displays art, the handwritten manuscript of Mark Twain's Town Hall dedication speech, Japanese artifacts including a samurai sword honoring the town's connection to Manjiro Nakahama and more. Handicap accessible. For more information, call 508-992-5342, or visit http://www.millicentlibrary.org/.

Museum of Fairhaven History

2010-05-06T09:06:00.000-07:00

Saturdays 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Sundays 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Mid-June through Labor Day
No Regular Winter Hours
Fairhaven Academy Building
West lawn of Fairhaven High School,
12 Huttleston Avenue at Route 6
The museum operated by the Fairhaven Historical Society, Inc., is a collection of artifacts and art related to Fairhaven’s history housed in a 1798 schoolhouse. Donations requested. The building is not handicap accessible.

Old Stone Schoolhouse

2010-05-06T08:35:00.000-07:00

Saturdays in June, July & August
12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
No Regular Winter Hours
40 North Street, Fairhaven, MA
Visit the town’s first one-room district schoolhouse, built in 1828. A guide in period costume is on hand in the restored classroom to talk about education in the 1800s. Children may try writing on slate boards, using a pen dipped in an inkwell, and old-time schoolyard games like hopscotch, marbles and jacks. Free. For more information, call 508-979-4085 or visit http://oldstoneschool.blogspot.com/

Unitarian Memorial Church Tours

2010-05-06T08:31:00.000-07:00

Thursdays and Fridays 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
July and August
Winter Tours by appointment
102 Green Street, Fairhaven, MA
Dedicated in October 1904, this English Perpendicular Gothic style “cathedral” was designed by architect Charles Brigham and built by Henry H. Rogers in memory of his mother Mary E. Rogers. Guides are on hand to describe the architectural details. Handicap accessible. Donations requested. For more information, call 508-992-7081 or visit http://www.uufairhaven.org/.

Whitfield-Manjiro Friendship House

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Winter Tours by appointment
11 Cherry Street, Fairhaven, MA
Visit the home of whaling captain William H. Whitfield and learn the story of Manjiro Nakahama, the first Japanese person to live in American after he was rescued from a Pacific island by the captain in 1841. Admission: $5 adults, $3 seniors, $2 students, under 6 years free. To make an appointment to visit at times not scheduled, call 508-995-1219 or email Gerry@WMFriendshipHouse.org. For more information, visit http://www.whitfield-manjiro.org