06/21/2025
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Location
Castle Tucker and Nickels Sortwell House
2 Lee Street
Wiscasset
Event Type
Peek into the nooks and crannies of Castle Tucker on this leisurely in-depth tour that includes rooms and stories not included on the general tour. This unique mansion towering on a hill overlooking the Sheepscot River is entirely authentic, filled with the original furnishings and decoration of the Tucker family who lived here for over 140 years. Advance ticket purchase is required. Space is very limited. Admission is $15 for members of Historic New England, $25 for nonmembers. Buy tickets today at
https://my.historicnewengland.org/24947/closed-doors-621.
Built in 1807, Castle Tucker was the dream home of Judge Silas Lee and his wife Tempe. The couple entertained often and enjoyed an elegant lifestyle in their new home. In 1858, Richard Tucker, Jr. and his young wife Mollie moved into the house, immediately turning it into a fashionable Victorian home for their family of five children, who went on to live extraordinary lives outside Wiscasset. Hear the stories of this talented and unusual family, passed down through the collection of personal letters saved by their granddaughter. Little was changed in the house after 1900, so visitors see the house as it was when the
Tuckers lived here, including the 1858 parlor and a kitchen with four generations of cooking technology still in place where it was used. The next dates for this tour are July 5, July 26, August 2, August 16 and September 27. FMI, visit https://www.historicnewengland.org/visit/events.
