House by the Side of the Road
The House by the Side of the Road is a historic house at 61 School Street in Tilton, New Hampshire. The house, built c. 1783, is a modest 1-1/2 story Cape style house that is five bays wide, with a center entry and a central chimney. The house is locally notable as the home of poet Sam Walter Foss in 1877-78, when he was attending Tilton Seminary, and has been known as the "House by the Side of Road" after Foss's poem of the same name, since the 1890s.[2] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
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Location | 61 School St., Tilton, New Hampshire |
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Coordinates | 43°26′51″N 71°35′24″W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1783 |
NRHP reference No. | 80000265[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 26, 1980 |
Description and history
The House by the Side of the Road is located a short way north of the Tilton School, on the east side of School Street opposite some of the school's athletic fields. It is set on a small wooded parcel. It is a 1-1/2 story wood frame structure, with a side gable roof, off-center brick chimney, and clapboarded exterior. The chimney is one of two the house once had, and is covered by a corbelled cap. The street-facing front facade is five bays wide, with the main entrance at the center, flanked by sidelight windows. The other windows are rectangular six-over-six sash, framed by simple corner boards. The house is not architecturally distinguished, and is typical of late 18th-century residential construction in rural New Hampshire.[2]
The house was built about 1783, and is a well-preserved example of period vernacular architecture. It is most noted for its literary association with the poet Sam Walter Foss, who lived here in 1877-78, while attending the Tilton School (then known as Tilton Seminary).[2]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "NRHP nomination for House by the Side of the Road". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-08-13.