Belfast in Waldo County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
The Nut House / Ah ! La noix
Belfast, Maine
— The Museum in the Streets —
Photographed By James True, May 29, 2012
1. The Nut House Marker
Originally a cigar making factory, the building shown became Perry's Tropical Nut House when owner Irving Perry started selling pecans in 1926. The business flourished as automobile traffic along Route 1 grew and it soon became Maine's #1 tourist destination. The reverse of this card reads "Most Interesting Place on the Maine Coast." Many travelers, including First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, have stopped to purchase nuts, homemade fudge, jams, jellies and souvenir trinkets. A nut museum and menagerie of exotic, stuffed animals also drew in customers. Changes in the late 1990s saw the dispersal of the museum and animal collection.
Erected 2004 by The Museum in the Streets®. (Marker Number 20.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Eleanor Roosevelt, and the The Museum in the Streets®: Belfast, Maine series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1926.
Location. 44° 26.003′ N, 68° 59.909′ W. Marker
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Biggest Little City / Une Grande Petite Ville (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Finest and the Fastest / Le plus rapides et les plus racés (approx. 0.4 miles away); Captain Albert W. Stevens / Le Capitaine Albert W. Stevens (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Great Conflagration / La grande conflagration (approx. 0.4 miles away); Five-Masted Beauty / Une beauté à cinq mâts (approx. half a mile away); Making a Living / Gagner sa vie (approx. half a mile away); Regal Passenger Steamer / Un paquebot à vapeur majestueux (approx. half a mile away); The Oldest Manufacturer / Le plus ancien fabricant (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belfast.
More about this marker. Marker #20 (of 30) in "The Museum in the Streets". The text on the Marker is in English, followed by a French translation.
Photographed By James True, May 29, 2012
2. The Nut House Marker
Photographed By James True, May 29, 2012
3. The Nut House Marker
Photographed By James True, September 1, 2012
4. The Nut House
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2012, by James True of Newark, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 567 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 15, 2012, by James True of Newark, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Transcription of the French text • Can you help?
