What you get
About Gates House Museum
The Gates House Museum, built in 1810, houses the Machiasport Historical Society. Visitors can explore an extensive collection of old photographs, period furniture, housewares, and other memorabilia, along with a genealogy library. The Marine Room highlights the area's seafaring and shipbuilding past. The adjacent Cooper House, constructed in 1850, displays a model schoolroom, post office, and antique tools used in local industries.
On the coast
Serving Machiasport, ME
The Gates House Museum, built in 1810, houses the Machiasport Historical Society. Visitors can explore an extensive collection of old photographs, period furniture, housewares, and other memorabilia, along with a genealogy library. The Marine Room highlights the area's seafaring and shipbuilding past. The adjacent Cooper House, constructed in 1850, displays a model schoolroom, post office, and antique tools used in local industries.