List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire

This article is a List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire. The National Historic Landmark program is operated in the United States under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources nationwide according to a list of criteria of national significance.[1] National Historic Landmarks are a subset of the properties listed in the larger National Register of Historic Places.

New Hampshire currently has 23 National Historic Landmarks; the most recent addition was the The Epic of American Civilization murals located at Dartmouth College, added in 2013. Three of the sites—Canterbury Shaker Village, Harrisville Historic District, and the MacDowell Colony—are categorized as National Historic Landmark Districts. One site, the Augustus Saint-Gaudens Memorial, is categorized as a National Historical Park.

National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire

[2] Landmark name Image Date designated[3] Location County Description
1 USS Albacore (Submarine)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 State Historic Site.
22 Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion
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
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.

Of the state's National Historic Landmarks, the National Park Service operates only one, the Augustus Saint-Gaudens Memorial. The state operates some of them as historic sites:

The state also operates the Daniel Webster Birthplace State Historic Site, which is not far from the Daniel Webster Family Home listed above.

See also

References

  1. National Park Service. "National Historic Landmarks Program: Questions & Answers". Retrieved 2007-09-21.
  2. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  3. 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.
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