List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire
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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.
Contents
National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire
| [1] | Landmark name | Image | Date designated[2] | Location | County | Description |
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| 1 | USS Albacore (Submarine) |
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Rockingham | Tear-drop shaped submarine. |
| 2 | Josiah Bartlett House |
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Rockingham | Home of New Hampshire politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence Josiah Bartlett. |
| 3 | Canterbury Shaker Village |
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Merrimack | One of the best-preserved Shaker villages. |
| 4 | Salmon P. Chase Birthplace and Boyhood Home |
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Sullivan | Birthplace and childhood home of Salmon P. Chase. | |
| 5 | E.E. Cummings House |
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Carroll | Home of poet e e cummings. | |
| 6 | The Epic of American Civilization Murals |
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Grafton | A major series of murals by Mexican 20th century muralist José Clemente Orozco in Dartmouth's Baker Memorial Library. |
| 7 | Robert Frost Homestead |
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Rockingham | Home of poet Robert Frost. |
| 8 | Harrisville Historic District |
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Cheshire | A picturesque and uniquely well-preserved mill town. |
| 9 | Richard Jackson House |
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Rockingham | Oldest surviving wooden house in the state. |
| 10 | John Paul Jones House |
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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 |
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Rockingham | One of the state's first brick houses, now part of the American Independence Museum. |
| 12 | Governor John Langdon Mansion |
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Rockingham | Great Georgian house built in 1784, home of John Langdon. |
| 13 | MacDowell Colony |
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Hillsborough | A historic artists' colony established by the widow of composer Edward MacDowell. |
| 14 | MacPheadris-Warner House |
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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 |
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Rockingham | 1763 home of William Whipple, American Revolutionary War soldier and signer of the Declaration of Independence. |
| 16 | Mount Washington Hotel |
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Coos | Huge spa hotel in the White Mountains; site of 1944 Bretton Woods international monetary conference. |
| 17 | Franklin Pierce Homestead |
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Hillsborough | Childhood home of U.S. President Franklin Pierce. |
| 18 | Augustus Saint-Gaudens Memorial |
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Sullivan | Home and studio of American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens. |
| 19 | John Sullivan House |
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Strafford | Home of American Revolutionary War General and governor of New Hampshire John Sullivan. | |
| 20 | Matthew Thornton House |
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Rockingham | Home of politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence Matthew Thornton. |
| 21 | Daniel Webster Family Home |
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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 |
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Rockingham | Forty-room rambling clapboard mansion on the water near Portsmouth, built by colonial governor Benning Wentworth. |
| 23 | Wentworth-Gardner House |
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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
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- National Historic Landmarks Program, at National Park Service
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