Tate House Museum

Name: Tate House Museum
Address: 1267 Westbrook Street, Portland, ME, 04102, US
Telephone: +12077746177

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Tate House, a sophisticated Georgian home overlooking the Stroudwater and Fore Rivers, was built in 1755 for Senior Mast Agent George Tate

12/20/2025

Today is the last day to take a tour of the Tate House and see our wonderfully redesigned gift shop! Tours today at 1, 2, and 3PM. We hope to see you here!

12/15/2025

Our HOLIDAY-themed Gift shop with lots of new, colonial gifts will be open Dec 14-20 12- 4 pm. Discounts for THM members! We are also offering tours of Tate House, decorated for the season- 3 tours each afternoon starting at 1, 2 and 3 pm.

12/13/2025

Interpreter Bill Gousse will show you how colonial men dressed in the 18th century, what they wore beneath and at home- new this year- men's pockets!
Come see him and all we have in store tomorrow for Colonial Christmas. Tours starting at Noon and ending at 4pm with tickets available at tatehouse.org or at the door.

12/09/2025

Tickets going fast! Get yours for A Colonial Christmas -- see full schedule. Don't miss this once a year Colonial Christmas event! Find out if the Tate family were Loyalists or Patriots. Can't make it? We will be open for holiday tours (Gift shop open too!) the following week, Dec 14- Dec 20, 12-4 pm. For details visit tatehouse.org

12/08/2025

Who Were The Tate Family? Why are they important in pre-and post Revolutionary Maine?
Tate House was built in 1755 for George and Mary Tate from Rotherhithe, England. Tate served as Mast Agent for the British Royal Navy overseeing the harvest and shipment of massive white pine trees from Maine's forests until the American Revolution put a stop to this trade. Tate House offers a rare glimpse into 18th-century life with its impressive period furnishings and represents the lives of a colonial family who lived before and through the American Revolution.
Visit tatehouse.org for more information or to get tickets to our Colonial Christmas event this Saturday!

12/05/2025

Come help "Burn the Tea" in protest of British Taxes. Tax on tea was widely unpopular in the colonies and some people burned British East India tea in protest, stopped drinking tea, smuggled it, or drank a tea substitute. Tea is NEVER TAXED in the Tate House Museum Gift Shop.
Tickets for Colonial Christmas are available on our website tatehouse.org under the events tab.

12/03/2025

Meet our tavern keeper who will mix FLIP, a popular colonial drink that is a bit strange to our 21st century palate (adults only) at A Colonial Christmas, Dec 13th. Toast to the Revolution!. All ages can enjoy tasty colonial-inspired foods, drinks, and recipes.
More info on our events page at tatehouse.org

12/01/2025

Colonial Reenactors- Come meet us at Colonial Christmas December 13th where we will describe the challenges of life during the Revolution: the troubles with tea, economic hardship, and the Civil War that heated up in Portland after the town was bombarded in 1775.
More info and tickets available at tatehouse.org

11/28/2025

Our re-decorated Gift shop with lots of new, colonial gifts is all decked out for the holidays. Open on Dec 13, 12- 6 pm. 10% discounts for THM members!

11/24/2025

Experience the All New Colonial Christmas Saturday, December 13 at Tate House Museum! - Come celebrate A COLONIAL CHRISTMAS with newly interpreted family festivities at the Tate House Museum, 12-6 pm. Meet performers reenacting life before and during the American Revolution in Portland. Enjoy colonial-style food, drink, games, and music. Visit our Gift Shop. Join in a tree lighting, caroling and more! Tickets online or at the door. Plan to arrive early! For details visit tatehouse.org. Tickets available at the following link- https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-colonial-christmas-at-tate-house-museum-tickets-1963284622155?aff=erelexpmlt

10/11/2025

On Saturday, October 18, 2025, experience a Portland family-friendly trail
that connects past and present of a turning point in American history.

Portland, Maine—Step into the fire that forged a nation. Exactly 250 years ago on October 18, 1775, the British Navy bombarded the town of Falmouth—now Portland—setting it ablaze and igniting revolutionary fervor across the colonies. On Saturday, October 18, 2025, come and walk the path of history in Portland with America from the Ashes, a family-friendly trail experience that brings this pivotal moment to life.

The day starts at 10 am featuring programs, activities, and exhibits from seven cultural and historic venues: First Parish Church, Greater Portland Landmarks, Maine Historical Society, Maine Ulster-Scots Project, Osher Map Library, Spirits Alive at Eastern Cemetery, and Tate House Museum. Visitors can begin their trail experience at any venue location to engage with people, places, and perspectives that shaped Maine’s revolutionary journey. Participants of all ages can enjoy hands-on activities, walking tours, historic house tours, and interactive displays that connect past and present. Free passports to record site visits are available at Maine Historical Society, First Parish Church, Osher Map Library, Tate House Museum, and Eastern Cemetery (during tours). Those who visit all 7 participating sites will receive a Liberty Graphics “America from the Ashes” t-shirt for $10* (retail value $30) available at the Tate House Museum gift shop. (*while supplies last)

10/04/2025

Today is the day! Come down to the Tate House for a Tavern themed house tour which comes with two cans of beer courtesy Mast Landing Brewing. Tickets will be sold at the door for a 3PM and 4PM tour : $30 general admission and $20 for Tate House Members. However tickets for the first 3PM tour are selling out fast so if you want on the first tour be sure to book ahead!

Address

1267 Westbrook Street
Portland, ME
04102

Telephone

+12077746177

Website

http://www.tatehouse.org/

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