Deacon Abijah Richardson House

The Deacon Abijah Richardson House is a historic house at 334 Hancock Road in Dublin, New Hampshire. Built in 1818 by the son of an early settler, it is a well-preserved example of an early 19th-century Cape-style farmhouse. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

Deacon Abijah Richardson House
Location334 Hancock Rd., Dublin, New Hampshire
Coordinates42°54′42″N 72°0′4″W
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1818 (1818)
Built byRichardson, A., Jr.
Architectural styleCape Colonial
MPSDublin MRA
NRHP reference No.83004071[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 1983

Description and history

The Deacon Abijah Richardson House stands in a rural setting in eastern Dublin, on the east side of Hancock Road (New Hampshire Route 137), about 0.2 miles (0.32 km) north of its junction with Spring Road. It is a ​1 1⁄2-story timber frame structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. It has a five-bay facade with a center entry, and a narrow central chimney that is a replacement of an earlier large one. It is oriented with its main facade facing south (perpendicular to the road), with a 19th-century shed extension extending from the northeast corner. Additional outbuildings include a barn and blacksmith's shop.[2]

The house was built in 1818 by Abijah Richardson, Jr., son of one of Dublin's first settlers, whose house stands across the street a short way to the north. The Richardsons have long been a fixture in this part of Dublin. This house was still in the hands of Richardson descendants in the 1980s.[2]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Deacon Abijah Richardson House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
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