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Fairhaven Office of Tourism & Visitors
Center
43 Center St.
508-979-4085
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The visitor center is open
year-round and offers free tours from June –
Sept. The 90-minute Fort Phoenix Minuteman Tour
is led on Fridays, starting at 10 a.m. at the
Hurricane Barrier on Fort Street. The 90-minute
Henry Huttleston Rogers Tour is led on
Thursdays, starting at 10 a.m. at the visitor
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Those wanting to see Roger’s
architectural contributions on their own
should also visit:
Town Hall
40 Center St.
George H. Taber Lodge
20 Center St.
Fairhaven High School
12 Huttleston Ave.
Unitarian Memorial Church
102 Green St.
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Millicent Library
45 Center St.
508-992-5342
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This grand building was
donated to the town in memory of Henry
Huttleston Rogers’ daughter Millicent. It
features a large stained glass window with
her picture and the likeness of Shakespeare.
The library also has the written transcript
of a speech Mark Twain made at the
dedication of one of his good friends’
buildings.
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Henry Huttleston Rogers'
boyhood home
39 Middle St.
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The home where Rogers grew up is
privately owned. The 85-room mansion he owned as
an adult no longer exists, but was located at
Green and Phoenix streets. |
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Dorothy Cox’s Chocolates
115 Huttleston Ave.
800-701-0578
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Dorothy Cox is the place to
satisfy any sweet tooth. A family-owned shop
dating back to 1928, the store offers public
tours of its candy-making operation. |
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Riverview Cemetery
274 Main St.
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Warren Delano II, grandfather of
former U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
bought this land for a town cemetery in 1846 and
today, it’s the final resting place for many of
his relatives. It also houses the Rogers
Mausoleum, where Henry Huttleston Rogers, his
first wife, their three children and a
grandchild lie. The mausoleum was designed by
Charles Brigham, the architect for Millicent
Library, Fairhaven High School and the Unitarian
Church. |
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Cooke Memorial Park
Pilgrim Avenue
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Located in the area known as
“Poverty Point,” this park is named for John
Cooke, who was 14 when he arrived in
Plymouth on the Mayflower
with his father. When the Pilgrims purchased
the area known as the Dartmouth Township
from the Wampanoag Indians, Cooke was the
only Pilgrim who settled within it and he
settled right in Fairhaven near Howland
Road.
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Capt. Joshua Slocum Memorial
Green Street between Plymouth
Avenue and Mayflower Street
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The marker salutes the spot
where Slocum spent 1891 and 1892 restoring
an old oyster boat into the sloop he sailed
around the world. Slocum’s trip on the
Spray
from 1895 to 1898 marked the first solo sail
around the world.
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