Queen's Chapel
Portsmouth (N.H.)
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A drawing of Queen's Chapel which stood where St. John's Episcopal Church is now located. Inscription reads, "Built 1732, burned 1806, from a print 1760."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
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PPL-AA1989.60.15
Martine Farm
Portsmouth (N.H.)
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"... Near the mouth of the Creek is the picturesque cottage built by T.S. Coffin; and a little further up is the old Martine farm, which has been in the family for many generations. The house is very old; perhaps it was built by Richard Martine. Whose name appears in the church record of 1693."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
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PPL-AA1989.60.1
Rice Tavern, Kittery, Maine
Kittery (Me.)
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"This estate was granted by Sir Ferdinando Gorges to a family by the name of Withers, and in 1652 it was given as a marriage dowry by Thomas Wither to his daughter Mary, who married Thomas Rice. It has remained ever since in the Rice family, and seven generations lie in the family lot on the old farm. Near by this lot grows a rosebush known to be over two hundred years of age.
"On this farm was the landing place for the ferry from Portsmouth, long known as Rice’s Ferry; and through the woods passed the old road to Portland. Part of this road has been always called Love Lane, from its beauty and seclusion, apparently, though now but few traces of either remain. The old Rice mansion stands near the ferry."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "Rice Tavern, Kittery, M.E."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
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Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.2
Broughton House
Portsmouth (N.H.)
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A watercolor painting of the Broughton House on Salter Street, Portsmouth.
Inscription reads, "Old Houses in Portsmouth, N.H. / Broughton house, Salter St."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.3
Salter House, front
Portsmouth (N.H.)
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"Built by Capt. John Salter in 1770. The deed of conveyance of the land designates it as lying on the street that leads over Canoe bridge; the land adjoining that of Hon. Theodore Atkinson."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "H.P. Salter House - built 1770. Salter St."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
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Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.4
Salter House, rear
Portsmouth (N.H.)
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"Built by Capt. John Salter in 1770. The deed of conveyance of the land designates it as lying on the street that leads over Canoe bridge; the land adjoining that of Hon. Theodore Atkinson."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "Back of Salter House. At this wharf, ships used to be loaded."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
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Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.5
South Mill
Portsmouth (N.H.)
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"In 1658, the town granted this mill privilege to the first John Pickering, who came to Portsmouth in 1636. And from whom all the families of the name in the neighborhood are descended. The grant was made upon condition of his keeping in repair a road over the dam for foot passengers going to church. The bridge at first was but six feet wide. Mr. Pickering built at the same time the mill which stood here until recently. The property remained in the family until about 1790."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "South Mill."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
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Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.6
House on South Road
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A watercolor painting. Inscription reads, "House on South Road."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
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Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.7
Wentworth-Gardner House
Portsmouth (N.H.)
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"Built by the Wentworth family, date unknown. At the time of the Revolution two brothers lived here, named Nichols, one of whom was the father of Rev. Dr. Nichols of Portland, who was born here. In 1792 it was purchased of them Major William Gardiner. Major Gardiner was born in 1751, and was an eminent patriot, and Commissary for the Revolutionary army, in which office he lost nearly all his property. He died here in 1833.
"The house is beautifully finished in the inside. The splendid linden tree in front is 170 years old, and measures 12 feet in circumference 10 feet from the ground.
"It was Maj. Gardiner who built the house where the arch was. The room over the arch was occupied by him after the war as U.S. loan officer."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "Gardner House, Gardner st."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
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Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.8
Lear House
Portsmouth (N.H.)
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"The date of the erection of this house is not known; but Tobias Lear was born here in 1760. He was Washington’s private secretary for 16 years, until the President’s death. In 1789 Washington visited this house, which was then occupied by Mrs. Lear, the stepmother of the secretary, and by Samuel Storer, whose wife was his sister and mother of the late Admiral Storer. The room where the distinguished guest was received has never been altered."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "Lear House, Hunking Street about 1740."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
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Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.9
Sheafe's Warehouse
Portsmouth (N.H.)
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"The decaying warehouses were occupied by Jacob Sheafe and others in 1750 and onward.
"Mr. Sheafe was a prosperous merchant and a large landowner. He was commissary of the N.H. forces at the capture of Louisburg, and from 1767 to ’74 was representative of this town at the General Assembly. He died in 1791, leaving, it is said, to each of his ten children, a house in town and a farm in the vicinity. His son James inherited the family mansion. Most of the houses owned by him were destroyed in different conflagrations."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, ""Warehouse of Jacob Sheafe, 1740. Mechanic Street."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
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Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.10
Stavers' Tavern
Portsmouth (N.H.)
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"Built by John Stavers in 1770, as a tavern, with the sign of the Earl of Halifax. It was the principal hotel in the town. For a time it was the chief rendezvous of the tory party, and in 1777 was attacked by a mob and much injured. When fitted up again the sign was changed to William Pitt, and it was called the Pitt Hotel, giving its name to the street. Mr. Stavers became friendly to the cause of the nation, and often entertained the officers of the Revolution at his house. It was for many years the chief hostelry of the town, and here were entertained most of the distinguished guests of our early days—Lafayette and the officers of the French fleet, Hancock, Knox, and a long list of worthies. In 1789 it was here that Washington took leave of the State authorities after his visit.
"The Halifax hotel referred to in Longfellow’s poem of 'Lady Wentworth,' is not this one, but one previously kept by Mr. Stavers on Queen street, now State street. While there, in 1761, he commenced running a weekly stage coach to Boston, which is supposed to have been the first one run in America. It was called the 'Flying Stage Coach,' and carried but three passengers. It left Portsmouth Monday morning, stopped that night in Ipswich, and left Boston on its return Thursday morning. When Mr. Stavers occupied the hotel on Pitt street, the coach was kept in the large stable still standing."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "Stavers Hotel, Court St., 1770."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
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Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.11
Fowle House
Portsmouth (N.H.)
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"Washington street runs parallel with Marcy street. To go through it you turn off from Pleasant street opposite to the Gov. Wentworth house. The right hand corner was until recently occupied by the house in which Daniel Fowle published the first newspaper in New Hampshire."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "House used by Robert Fowle as a printing office, 1762, Pleasant St."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
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Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.12
Thompson House
Portsmouth (N.H.)
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"Built by Capt. Thomas Thompson in 1784. Capt. Thompson was one of the first naval officers commissioned by the Continental Congress. He commanded the frigate Raleigh, and afterwards (1785) was colonel of a regiment of artillery. The house was long the residence of Dr. Josiah Dwight, who married a daughter of Capt. Thompson. A large and ancient elm stands on the premises.
"The spot where the barn stands was previously occupied by a Sandemanian meeting house, built in 1764, when Mr. Sandeman first promulgated his tenets. When this house was built by Capt. Thompson, the meeting house was taken down, and the society afterwards worshipped in a room in the brick schoolhouse on State street."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "Capt. Thompson's house (Dwight). Pleasant St."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
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Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.13
Underwood House
Portsmouth (N.H.)
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"This is one of our oldest houses. It was built about 1700 by John Underwood, who married a sister of Margery Bray, and removed hither from Kittery. The house is still in possession of some of his descendants. A tradition linger in the family of undiscovered treasures beneath an old hearthstone in one of the ancient rooms."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "Underwood House Court St., about 1700."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
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Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.14
South Monument, Isles of Shoals
Isles of Shoals (N.H.)
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A watercolor painting of the Captain John Smith monument located on the south side of Star Island. Inscription reads, "South monument Star Island, Shoals."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
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Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.16
Warner House
Portsmouth (N.H.)
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"This is the oldest edifice of brick in Portsmouth. It was built in 1718-23, at an expense of 6,000 pounds, by Capt. Archibald Macpheadris, a rich merchant and member of the King’s Council. He married a daughter of the first Governor Wentworth, and died in 1729. The huge elk antlers that still hand in the hall were given to Capt. Macpheadris by his friends the Indians. His daughter Mary married Jonathan Warner in 1754, and from the latter the house takes its name. Mrs. Warner was also a member of the Royal Council until the Revolution. He lived here until a good old age, but leaving no children the house passed into possession of his great-nephew, Col. John N. Sherburne, a cousin of Judge Sherburne.
"The brick for the construction of this house was brought from Scotland—the original bills for the materials are still in possession of the family. It is an elegant specimen of the architecture of the last century, and is rich in memorials of old times. The frescoes in the great hall are by the hand of an unknown artist; and having been papered over, were forgotten for generations, being accidentally discovered about forty years ago. The lightning rod, probably from the front door, at the corner of Sheafe and Chapel streets, stood formerly adjacent to the mansion, being the slave quarters."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "Warner House, Daniel St., 1718."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
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Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.17
Old Jail, Islington
Portsmouth (N.H.)
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"The first jail in Portsmouth was built in 1699 on Congress street, near the entrance of Fleet street, on the glebe land, but the exact spot is not known. It was a strong log house, 30 by 14 ft. square. In 1759 another was built on the southern corner of Warren and Chestnut streets, constructed of oak timber hewn square and covered with iron bars, and lined with plank. This stronghold was burnt in the fire of 1781, when Woodbury Langdon’s house was destroyed. The flames from the burning jail were so intensely hot that the firemen could only work a few minutes at a time while engaged in saving Col. Whipple’s house. In 1782 the old wooden jail on Islington street was built, and fifty years later the stone jail adjoining it. Both buildings were used until the new jail on State street was built, which was first used in 1891."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "Old jail Islington St., 1782."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
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Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.18
Ham House, Creek
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"This house, removed within a few years, was one of the oldest in town. It was a two-story building, and when altered to a one-story house it was found to be filled in between the beams and rafters with stones and stubble, to make it arrow proof, leaving little doubt that it was built as a garrison house.
"The cellar kitchen was provided with wide doors to receive the hogsheads of molasses and rum that were stored there, when its owner, one of Mr. Ham’s ancestors, carried on a thriving West India trade. The schooners could then come up the Creek, and land their valuable cargoes at his very door."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "Ham House-at Creek."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
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Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.19
Jackson House, front
Portsmouth (N.H.)
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"This is probably the oldest house in the city, and is an interesting relic of colonial architecture. It was built in 1664 by Richard Jackson, who owned land in the vicinity, amounting to 26 acres. It still belongs to the descendants of the original owner. The house fronts on the river, as all the oldest houses did, being built at a time when the river and the different creeks were the chief highways, the shore being covered with an almost continuous forest."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "Jackson House, 1664. Christian Shore."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
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Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.20
Jackson House, rear
Portsmouth (N.H.)
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"This is probably the oldest house in the city, and is an interesting relic of colonial architecture. It was built in 1664 by Richard Jackson, who owned land in the vicinity, amounting to 26 acres. It still belongs to the descendants of the original owner. The house fronts on the river, as all the oldest houses did, being built at a time when the river and the different creeks were the chief highways, the shore being covered with an almost continuous forest."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "Back of Jackson House."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
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Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.21