List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire
This article is a List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire, as well as a list of New Hampshire state historic sites, which overlap, and a list of National Park Service administered areas in New Hampshire.
National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire
[1] | Landmark name | Image | Date designated[2] | Location | County | Description |
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1 | USS Albacore (Submarine) | April 11, 1989 (#89001077) |
Portsmouth 43°04′58″N 70°45′59″W |
Rockingham | Tear-drop shaped submarine. | |
2 | Josiah Bartlett House | November 11, 1971 (#71000050) |
Kingston 42°56′04″N 71°03′18″W |
Rockingham | Home of New Hampshire politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence Josiah Bartlett. | |
3 | Canterbury Shaker Village | April 19, 1993 (#75000129) |
Canterbury 43°21′32″N 71°29′24″W |
Merrimack | One of the best-preserved Shaker villages. | |
4 | Salmon P. Chase Birthplace and Boyhood Home | May 15, 1975 (#75000133) |
Cornish 43°27′11″N 72°23′14″W |
Sullivan | Birthplace and childhood home of Salmon P. Chase. | |
5 | E.E. Cummings House | November 11, 1971 (#71000048) |
Silver Lake 43°54′49″N 71°11′01″W |
Carroll | Home of poet E. E. Cummings. | |
6 | The Epic of American Civilization Murals | February 27, 2013 (#13000283) |
Hanover 43°42′18″N 72°17′21″W |
Grafton | A major series of murals by Mexican 20th century muralist José Clemente Orozco in Dartmouth's Baker Memorial Library. | |
7 | Robert Frost Homestead | May 23, 1968 (#68000008) |
Derry 42°52′18″N 71°17′42″W |
Rockingham | Home of poet Robert Frost. | |
8 | Harrisville Historic District | December 22, 1977 (#71000072) |
Harrisville and vicinity 42°56′42″N 72°05′37″W |
Cheshire | A picturesque and uniquely well-preserved mill town. | |
9 | Richard Jackson House | November 24, 1968 (#68000009) |
Portsmouth 43°04′52″N 70°46′01″W |
Rockingham | Oldest surviving wooden house in the state. | |
10 | John Paul Jones House | November 28, 1972 (#72000084) |
Portsmouth 43°04′29″N 70°45′38″W |
Rockingham | American Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones boarded here in 1781-82, while supervising construction of a new battleship, the America. | |
11 | Ladd-Gilman House | December 2, 1974 (#74002055) |
Exeter 42°58′55″N 70°56′56″W |
Rockingham | One of the state's first brick houses, now part of the American Independence Museum. | |
12 | Governor John Langdon Mansion | December 2, 1974 (#74000197) |
Portsmouth 43°04′30″N 70°45′22″W |
Rockingham | Great Georgian house built in 1784, home of John Langdon. | |
13 | MacDowell Colony | December 29, 1962 (#66000026) |
Peterborough 42°53′24″N 71°57′18″W |
Hillsborough | A historic artists' colony established by the widow of composer Edward MacDowell. | |
14 | MacPheadris-Warner House | October 9, 1960 (#66000028) |
Portsmouth 43°04′39″N 70°45′18″W |
Rockingham | Built around 1720, this home is one of the finest Georgian brick houses in New England. Its lightning rod may have been the first installed in the area. | |
15 | Moffatt-Ladd House | November 24, 1968 (#68000010) |
Portsmouth 43°04′43″N 70°45′29″W |
Rockingham | 1763 home of William Whipple, American Revolutionary War soldier and signer of the Declaration of Independence. | |
16 | Mount Washington Hotel | June 24, 1986 (#78000213) |
Carroll 44°15′29″N 71°26′25″W |
Coos | Huge spa hotel in the White Mountains; site of 1944 Bretton Woods international monetary conference. | |
17 | Franklin Pierce Homestead | July 4, 1961 (#66000027) |
Hillsborough 43°06′59″N 71°57′02″W |
Hillsborough | Childhood home of U.S. President Franklin Pierce. | |
18 | Augustus Saint-Gaudens Memorial | June 13, 1962 (#66000120) |
Cornish 43°30′03″N 72°22′05″W |
Sullivan | Home and studio of American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens. | |
19 | John Sullivan House | November 28, 1972 (#72000089) |
Durham 43°07′55″N 70°55′11″W |
Strafford | Home of American Revolutionary War General and governor of New Hampshire John Sullivan. | |
20 | Matthew Thornton House | November 11, 1971 (#71000053) |
Derry Village 42°53′38″N 71°18′47″W |
Rockingham | Home of politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence Matthew Thornton. | |
21 | Daniel Webster Family Home | May 30, 1974 (#74000196) |
West Franklin 43°24′24″N 71°39′11″W |
Merrimack | Farmhouse where 19th century lawyer, politician, and orator Daniel Webster grew up. It is sometimes confused with the nearby Daniel Webster Birthplace Historic Site. | |
22 | Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion | November 24, 1968 (#68000011) |
Portsmouth 43°03′42″N 70°44′20″W |
Rockingham | Forty-room rambling clapboard mansion on the water near Portsmouth, built by colonial governor Benning Wentworth. | |
23 | Wentworth-Gardner House | November 24, 1968 (#68000012) |
Portsmouth 43°04′29″N 70°45′01″W |
Rockingham | An exceptionally fine late Georgian (1760) wood-frame house. |
Related state and federal historic sites
Of the state's National Historic Landmarks, the National Park Service operates only one: the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site. The state operates some of them as historic sites:
- Franklin Pierce Homestead Historic Site
- Robert Frost Farm Historic Site
- Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion Historic Site
The state also operates the Daniel Webster Birthplace Historic Site, which is not far from the Daniel Webster Family Home listed above.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in New Hampshire
- List of National Historic Landmarks by state
References
- Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
External links
- "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State--New Hampshire (22)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2007-10-19.
- National Historic Landmarks Program, at National Park Service
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