List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire
National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire
Table:
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Landmark name

Image

Date designated[2]

Location
County

Description

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USS Albacore (Submarine)

USS Albacore (Submarine)

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April 11, 1989
(#89001077)

Portsmouth
43°04′58″N 70°45′59″W﻿ / ﻿43.0827°N 70.7663°W﻿ / 43.0827; -70.7663﻿ (USS Albacore (Submarine))
Rockingham

Tear-drop shaped submarine.

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Josiah Bartlett House

Josiah Bartlett House

November 11, 1971
(#71000050)

Kingston
42°56′04″N 71°03′18″W﻿ / ﻿42.9344°N 71.0549°W﻿ / 42.9344; -71.0549﻿ (Josiah Bartlett House)
Rockingham

Home of New Hampshire politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence Josiah Bartlett.

3

Canterbury Shaker Village

Canterbury Shaker Village

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April 19, 1993
(#75000129)

Canterbury
43°21′32″N 71°29′24″W﻿ / ﻿43.35888888888889°N 71.49°W﻿ / 43.35888888888889; -71.49﻿ (Canterbury Shaker Village)
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 / ﻿43.4531°N 72.3872°W﻿ / 43.4531; -72.3872﻿ (Salmon P. Chase Birthplace and Boyhood Home)
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 / ﻿43.9137°N 71.1836°W﻿ / 43.9137; -71.1836﻿ (E.E. Cummings House)
Carroll

Home of poet E. E. Cummings.

6

The Epic of American Civilization Murals

The Epic of American Civilization Murals

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February 27, 2013
(#13000283)

Hanover
43°42′18″N 72°17′21″W﻿ / ﻿43.705°N 72.2892°W﻿ / 43.705; -72.2892﻿ (The Epic of American Civilization Murals)
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

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May 23, 1968
(#68000008)

Derry
42°52′18″N 71°17′42″W﻿ / ﻿42.87166666666667°N 71.295°W﻿ / 42.87166666666667; -71.295﻿ (Robert Frost Homestead)
Rockingham

Home of poet Robert Frost.

8

Harrisville Historic District

Harrisville Historic District

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December 22, 1977
(#71000072)

Harrisville and vicinity
42°56′42″N 72°05′37″W﻿ / ﻿42.94499999999999°N 72.0936111111111°W﻿ / 42.94499999999999; -72.0936111111111﻿ (Harrisville Historic District)
Cheshire

A picturesque and uniquely well-preserved mill town.

9

Richard Jackson House

Richard Jackson House

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November 24, 1968
(#68000009)

Portsmouth
43°04′52″N 70°46′01″W﻿ / ﻿43.081°N 70.7669°W﻿ / 43.081; -70.7669﻿ (Richard Jackson House)
Rockingham

Oldest surviving wooden house in the state.

10

John Paul Jones House

John Paul Jones House

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November 28, 1972
(#72000084)

Portsmouth
43°04′29″N 70°45′38″W﻿ / ﻿43.0747°N 70.7605°W﻿ / 43.0747; -70.7605﻿ (John Paul Jones House)
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 / ﻿42.9820°N 70.9489°W﻿ / 42.9820; -70.9489﻿ (Ladd-Gilman House)
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

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December 2, 1974
(#74000197)

Portsmouth
43°04′30″N 70°45′22″W﻿ / ﻿43.0749°N 70.7562°W﻿ / 43.0749; -70.7562﻿ (Governor John Langdon Mansion)
Rockingham

Great Georgian house built in 1784, home of John Langdon.

13

MacDowell Colony

MacDowell Colony

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December 29, 1962
(#66000026)

Peterborough
42°53′24″N 71°57′18″W﻿ / ﻿42.89°N 71.955°W﻿ / 42.89; -71.955﻿ (MacDowell Colony)
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 / ﻿43.0776°N 70.7549°W﻿ / 43.0776; -70.7549﻿ (MacPheadris-Warner House)
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

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November 24, 1968
(#68000010)

Portsmouth
43°04′43″N 70°45′29″W﻿ / ﻿43.0787°N 70.7581°W﻿ / 43.0787; -70.7581﻿ (Moffatt-Ladd House)
Rockingham

1763 home of William Whipple, American Revolutionary War soldier and signer of the Declaration of Independence.

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Mount Washington Hotel

Mount Washington Hotel

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June 24, 1986
(#78000213)

Carroll
44°15′29″N 71°26′25″W﻿ / ﻿44.25805555555556°N 71.44027777777778°W﻿ / 44.25805555555556; -71.44027777777778﻿ (Mount Washington Hotel)
Coos

Huge spa hotel in the White Mountains; site of 1944 Bretton Woods international monetary conference.

17

Franklin Pierce Homestead

Franklin Pierce Homestead

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July 4, 1961
(#66000027)

Hillsborough
43°06′59″N 71°57′02″W﻿ / ﻿43.11638888888889°N 71.95055555555555°W﻿ / 43.11638888888889; -71.95055555555555﻿ (Franklin Pierce Homestead)
Hillsborough

Childhood home of U.S. President Franklin Pierce.

18

Augustus Saint-Gaudens Memorial

Augustus Saint-Gaudens Memorial

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June 13, 1962
(#66000120)

Cornish
43°30′03″N 72°22′05″W﻿ / ﻿43.50083333333333°N 72.36805555555554°W﻿ / 43.50083333333333; -72.36805555555554﻿ (Augustus Saint-Gaudens Memorial)
Sullivan

Home and studio of American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

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John Sullivan House

John Sullivan House

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November 28, 1972
(#72000089)

Durham
43°07′55″N 70°55′11″W﻿ / ﻿43.1320°N 70.9197°W﻿ / 43.1320; -70.9197﻿ (John Sullivan House)
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 / ﻿42.8938°N 71.3131°W﻿ / 42.8938; -71.3131﻿ (Matthew Thornton House)
Rockingham

Home of politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence Matthew Thornton.

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USS Albacore ( AGSS-569 ) was a unique research submarine that pioneered the American version of the teardrop hull form ( sometimes referred to as an Albacore hull ) of modern submarines . The revolutionary design was derived from extensive hydrodynamic and wind tunnel testing , with an emphasis on underwater speed and maneuverability . She was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the albacore . Her keel was laid down on 15 March 1952 by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard of Kittery , Maine . She was launched on 1 August 1953 , sponsored by Mrs. J. E. Jowers , the widow of Chief Motor Machinist 's Mate Arthur L. Stanton , lost with the second Albacore ( SS-218 ) , and commissioned on 6 December 1953 with Lieutenant Commander Kenneth C. Gummerson in command . The effectiveness of submarines in World War II convinced both the Soviets and the United States Navy that undersea warfare would play an even more important role in coming conflicts and dictated development of superior submarines . The advent of nuclear power nourished the hope that such warships could be produced . The effort to achieve this goal involved the development of a nuclear propulsion system and the design of a streamlined submarine hull capable of optimum submerged performance .
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County , New Hampshire , United States . As of the 2010 census it had a population of 21,233 , and in 2018 the estimated population was 21,896 . A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the Piscataqua River bordering the state of Maine , Portsmouth was formerly the home of the Strategic Air Command 's Pease Air Force Base , since converted to Portsmouth International Airport at Pease .
Rockingham County is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire . As of the 2010 census , the population was 295,223 , making it the second-most populous county in New Hampshire . The county seat is Brentwood . Rockingham County constitutes a portion of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton , MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as of the greater Boston-Worcester-Providence , MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area .
A submarine ( or sub ) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater . It differs from a submersible , which has more limited underwater capability . It is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely operated vehicles and robots , as well as medium-sized or smaller vessels , such as the midget submarine and the wet sub . Submarines are referred to as boats rather than ships irrespective of their size . Although experimental submarines had been built before , submarine design took off during the 19th century , and they were adopted by several navies . Submarines were first widely used during World War I ( 1914-1918 ) , and are now used in many navies large and small . Military uses include attacking enemy surface ships ( merchant and military ) , or other submarines , aircraft carrier protection , blockade running , ballistic missile submarines as part of a nuclear strike force , reconnaissance , conventional land attack ( for example using a cruise missile ) , and covert insertion of special forces . Civilian uses for submarines include marine science , salvage , exploration and facility inspection and maintenance . Submarines can also be modified to perform more specialized functions such as search-and-rescue missions or undersea cable repair . Submarines are also used in tourism and undersea archaeology . Most large submarines consist of a cylindrical body with hemispherical ( or conical ) ends and a vertical structure , usually located amidships , which houses communications and sensing devices as well as periscopes . In modern submarines , this structure is the sail in American usage and fin in European usage .
The Josiah Bartlett House is a house in Kingston , New Hampshire . The 2-1/2 story wood frame house is located on Main Street , opposite Town Hall . The main block of the house , five bays wide and three deep , was built in 1774 by Josiah Bartlett , replacing a house which was destroyed by fire . During the first decades of the 19th century , Greek Revival styling was added to the house , as was a two-story addition to the rear . The Greek Revival elements include large corner pilasters , projecting lintels over some of the windows , and the front door surround , which has pilasters and a cornice . The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971 , for its association with Bartlett . Josiah Bartlett ( 1729-1795 ) was born in Amesbury , Massachusetts , was trained as a physician , and established a practice in Kingston . He was politically opposed to British rule , serving as one of New Hampshire 's representatives to the Continental Congress , and was likely the second signer of the United States Declaration of Independence after John Hancock . There were allegations made that Bartlett 's first house was burned down by Loyalist agents due to his political activities before the American Revolution , but he gave these accusations no credence . He gave medical services to the rebel troops at the 1777 Battle of Bennington , and served as Governor of New Hampshire from 1790 to 1794 . He died in this house in 1795 . The house is a private residence ( still owned by Bartlett descendants in 1971 ) , and is not normally open to the public .
Kingston is a town in Rockingham County , New Hampshire , United States . The population at the 2010 census was 6,025 .
Josiah Bartlett ( December 2 , 1729 [ O.S . November 21 , 1729 ] - May 19 , 1795 ) was an American physician and statesman , delegate to the Continental Congress for New Hampshire , and signatory of the Declaration of Independence . He was later Governor of New Hampshire and Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature .
Canterbury Shaker Village is a historic site and museum in Canterbury , New Hampshire , United States . It was one of a number of Shaker communities founded in the 19th century . It is one of the most intact and authentic surviving Shaker community sites , and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993 . The site is operated by a non-profit organization established in 1969 to preserve the heritage of the Canterbury Shakers . Canterbury Shaker Village is an internationally known , non-profit museum and historic site with 25 original Shaker buildings , four reconstructed Shaker buildings and 694 acres ( 2.81 km2 ) of forests , fields , gardens and mill ponds under permanent conservation easement . Canterbury Shaker Village is dedicated to preserving the 200-year legacy of the Canterbury Shakers and to providing a place for learning , reflection and renewal of the human spirit . Visitors learn about the life , ideals , values and legacy of the Canterbury Shakers through tours , programs , exhibits , research and publications . Village staff , largely volunteer , conduct tours , and its restaurant serves traditional Shaker lunches and dinners spring , summer and fall .
Canterbury is a town in Merrimack County , New Hampshire , United States . The population was 2,352 at the 2010 census . The Canterbury Shaker Village is in the eastern part of the town .
Merrimack County is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire . As of the 2010 census , the population was 146,445 , making it the third-most populous county in New Hampshire . Its county seat is Concord , the capital of New Hampshire . The county was organized in 1823 from parts of Hillsborough and Rockingham counties , and is named for the Merrimack River . Merrimack County comprises the Concord , NH Micropolitan Statistical Area , which in turn constitutes a portion of the Boston-Worcester-Providence , MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area . In 2010 , the center of population of New Hampshire was located in Merrimack County , in the town of Pembroke .
The United Society of Believers in Christ 's Second Appearing , more commonly known as the Shakers , is a millenarian nontrinitarian restorationist Christian sect founded circa 1747 in England and then organized in the United States in the 1780s . They were initially known as Shaking Quakers because of their ecstatic behavior during worship services . Espousing egalitarian ideals , women took on spiritual leadership roles alongside men , including founding leaders such as Jane Wardley , Mother Ann Lee , and Mother Lucy Wright . The Shakers emigrated from England and settled in Revolutionary colonial America , with an initial settlement at Watervliet , New York ( present-day Colonie ) in 1774 . They practice a celibate and communal lifestyle , pacifism , uniform charismatic worship , and their model of equality of the sexes , which they institutionalized in their society in the 1780s . They are also known for their simple living , architecture , technological innovation , and furniture . During the mid-19th century , an Era of Manifestations resulted in a period of dances , gift drawings , and gift songs inspired by spiritual revelations . At its peak in the mid-19th century , there were 4,000-6,000 Shaker believers living in 18 major communities and numerous smaller , often short-lived , communities . External and internal societal changes in the mid- and late-19th century resulted in the thinning of the Shaker community as members left or died with few converts to the faith to replace them . By 1920 , there were only 12 Shaker communities remaining in the United States . As of 2019 [ update ] , there is only one active Shaker village : Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village , in Maine . Consequently , many of the other Shaker settlements are now museums .
Salmon P. Chase Birthplace was the birthplace and childhood home of Salmon P. Chase . It is located about 8 miles ( 13 km ) north of Claremont on New Hampshire Route 12A . The ​2 1⁄2-story wood frame house was built c. 1790 , and is a multi-section structure in an L shape . The main block is five bays wide and two deep , with a centered entry that has Greek Revival pilasters on the central entry and on the corners . This block faces west , and two narrower sections extend east from the rear . The first of these sections is also ​2 1⁄2 stories , with two chimneys . The easternmost section is 1-1/2 stories , and was originally connected to a barn . The house is believed to be well-preserved , but there is no documentary evidence of its appearance in the early 19th century , and it is known to have been moved across the street from its original site in about 1848 . The house 's significance arises because it is the only known building associated directly with the life of Salmon P. Chase ( 1808-1873 ) . Chase was born in this house , and lived here until he was eight , when he was sent to live with relatives in Ohio after his father died . Chase had a long and distinguished legal and political career , serving as Governor of Ohio and contending with Abraham Lincoln for the 1860 nomination as the Republican Party candidate for president . Lincoln appointed Chase to be Treasury Secretary , a post he held during the American Civil War , and from which he strongly advocated abolitionist positions as a Radical Republican .
Cornish is a town in Sullivan County , New Hampshire , United States . The population was 1,640 at the 2010 census . Cornish has three covered bridges . Each August , it is home to the Cornish Fair .
Sullivan County is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire . As of the 2010 census , the population was 43,742 , making it the second-least populous county in New Hampshire . Its county seat is Newport . Sullivan County is included in the Claremont-Lebanon , NH-VT Micropolitan Statistical Area .
Salmon Portland Chase ( January 13 , 1808 - May 7 , 1873 ) was a U.S. politician and jurist who served as the sixth Chief Justice of the United States . He also served as the 23rd Governor of Ohio , represented Ohio in the United States Senate , and served as the 25th United States Secretary of the Treasury . Chase was therefore one of a few U.S. politicians who served in all three branches of the federal government . Born in Cornish , New Hampshire , Chase studied law under Attorney General William Wirt before establishing a legal practice in Cincinnati . He became an anti-slavery activist and frequently defended fugitive slaves in court . Chase left the Whig Party in 1841 to become the leader of Ohio 's Liberty Party . In 1848 , he helped establish the Free Soil Party and recruited former President Martin Van Buren to serve as the party 's presidential nominee . Chase won election to the Senate the following year , and he opposed the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act . In the aftermath of the Kansas-Nebraska Act , Chase helped establish the Republican Party , which opposed the extension of slavery into the territories . After leaving the Senate , Chase served as the Governor of Ohio from 1856 to 1860 . Chase sought the Republican nomination for president in the 1860 presidential election , but the party chose Abraham Lincoln at its National Convention . After Lincoln won the election , he asked Chase to serve as Secretary of the Treasury .
Joy Farm , also known as the E. E. Cummings House , is a historic farmstead on Joy Farm Road in the Silver Lake part of Madison , New Hampshire . It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971 in recognition for its place as the longtime summer home of poet E. E. Cummings ( 1894-1962 ) . Cummings ' parents purchased the farm , which is located near Silver Lake , in 1899 from Ephraim Joy . His mother deeded him the farm in 1929 , and he spent time there every summer until his death in 1962 . He was at the farm in September 1962 when he suffered a stroke ; he died at the hospital in North Conway the next day . The property includes a house and barn , as well as a small , two story octagonal tower . The main house is a 1-1/2 story building consisting of four bays , of which the rightmost is set back . The house has a side-gable roof , which has been modified to accommodate a deck above the rear half . The front of the main block has five bays on the first level , with paired sash windows flanking a center entry . The entry has sidelight windows , and is sheltered by a porch deck that is accessible from the middle gable of three gable dormers that line the main block 's upper level . This deck , like that above the rear of the house , is lined with a railing consisting of posts connected by top rails and lower rails forming an X . The barn stands just north of the house .
Silver Lake is an unincorporated community located at the north end of Silver Lake in the town of Madison , New Hampshire , in Carroll County , New Hampshire , United States . Joy Farm , summer home of E. E. Cummings , is a National Historic Landmark located north of the village . Silver Lake has a different ZIP code ( 03875 ) from the rest of the town of Madison .
Carroll County is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire . As of the 2010 census , the population was 47,818 , making it the third-least populous county in New Hampshire . Its county seat is Ossipee . The county was created in 1840 and organized at Ossipee from towns removed from Strafford County . It was named in honor of Charles Carroll of Carrollton , who had died in 1832 , the last surviving signer of the United States Declaration of Independence .
Edward Estlin E. E. Cummings ( October 14 , 1894 - September 3 , 1962 ) , often styled as e e cummings , as he is attributed in many of his published works , was an American poet , painter , essayist , author , and playwright . He wrote approximately 2,900 poems , two autobiographical novels , four plays , and several essays . He is often regarded as one of the most important American poets of the 20th century . Cummings is associated with modernist free-form poetry . Much of his work has idiosyncratic syntax and uses lower case spellings for poetic expression . His use of lower case extended to rendering even the personal pronoun I as i , as in the phrase i shall go .
The Epic of American Civilization is a mural by the social realist painter José Clemente Orozco . It is located in the basement reading room of the Baker Memorial Library on the campus of Dartmouth College in Hanover , New Hampshire . The mural , painted between 1932 and 1934 , consists of a series of 24 fresco panels , whose principal themes are the impact of both indigenous Native Americans and European colonists on North America , and the impact of war ( particularly the Mexican Civil War and the First World War ) and rapid industrialization on the human spirit . Orozco painted the mural during the same time his fellow muralist , Diego Rivera , was working on his murals at the Rockefeller Center in New York . But while Rivera 's portrait of Lenin led to his mural being painted over , Orozco was given full political freedom to paint as he chose . His images offended a group of Dartmouth parents who called themselves the Boston Mothers . We would be everlastingly grateful to you , the mothers wrote to college president Ernest Hopkins , if the pictures could be destroyed . Another letter to Hopkins was more blunt : Orozco has shouted forth in paint the Communist Manifesto ! But Hopkins , a lifelong Republican , defended Orozco 's right to paint as he chose . There are 100% Americans who have objected to the fact that we employed a Mexican to do this work , Hopkins wrote to the mothers , but I have never believed that art could be made either racial or national . Responding to concerns that Orozco 's imagery was not nice , Hopkins wrote , if that be a criterion of judgment many of the great works of the medieval masters would have to be removed from the Louvre . The mural was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2013 .
Hanover is a town along the Connecticut River in Grafton County , New Hampshire , United States . The population was 11,260 at the 2010 census . Dartmouth College and the US Army Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory are located in Hanover . The Appalachian Trail crosses the town . The main village of the town , where 8,636 people resided at the 2010 census , is defined as the Hanover census-designated place ( CDP ) , and is located at the junctions of New Hampshire routes 10 , 10A , and 120 . The town also contains the villages of Etna and Hanover Center .
Grafton County is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire . As of the 2010 census , the population was 89,118 . Its county seat is North Haverhill , a village within the town of Haverhill . Until 1972 , the county courthouse and other offices were in downtown Woodsville , a larger village within the town of Haverhill . Grafton County is part of the Claremont-Lebanon , NH-VT Micropolitan Statistical Area . The county is the home of Dartmouth College and Plymouth State University . Progressive Farmer rated Grafton County fourth in its list of the Best Places to Live in Rural America in 2006 [ citation needed ] , citing low unemployment ( despite slow economic growth ) , a favorable cost of living , and the presence of White Mountain National Forest , the state 's only national forest .
José Clemente Orozco ( November 23 , 1883 - September 7 , 1949 ) was a Mexican caricaturist and painter , who specialized in political murals that established the Mexican Mural Renaissance together with murals by Diego Rivera , David Alfaro Siqueiros , and others . Orozco was the most complex of the Mexican muralists , fond of the theme of human suffering , but less realistic and more fascinated by machines than Rivera . Mostly influenced by Symbolism , he was also a genre painter and lithographer . Between 1922 and 1948 , Orozco painted murals in Mexico City , Orizaba , Claremont , California , New York City , Hanover , New Hampshire , Guadalajara , Jalisco , and Jiquilpan , Michoacán . His drawings and paintings are exhibited by the Carrillo Gil Museum in Mexico City , and the Orozco Workshop-Museum in Guadalajara . Orozco was known for being a politically committed artist , and he promoted the political causes of peasants and workers .
The Baker-Berry Library is the main library at Dartmouth College in Hanover , New Hampshire . The fresco , The Epic of American Civilization , was painted by José Clemente Orozco in the lower level of the library , and is a National Historic Landmark . Baker 's tower , designed after Independence Hall in Philadelphia , stands 200 feet above campus and is often used as an iconic representation of the college . The original , historic library building is the Fisher Ames Baker Memorial Library ; it opened in 1928 with a collection of 240,000 volumes . The building was designed by Jens Frederick Larson , modeled after Independence Hall in Philadelphia , and funded by a gift to Dartmouth College by George Fisher Baker in memory of his uncle ( Fisher Ames Baker , Dartmouth class of 1859 ) . The facility was expanded in 1941 and 1957-1958 and received its one millionth volume in 1970 . In 1992 , John Berry and the Baker family donated US $ 30 million for the construction of a new facility , the Berry Library designed by architect Robert Venturi , adjoining the Baker Library . The new complex , the Baker-Berry Library , opened in 2000 and was completed in 2002 . The Dartmouth College libraries presently hold over 2 million volumes in their collections .
The Robert Frost Farm in Derry , New Hampshire is a two-story , clapboard , connected farm built in 1884 . It was the home of poet Robert Frost from 1900 to 1911 . Today it is a New Hampshire state park in use as a historic house museum . The property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the Robert Frost Homestead .
Derry is a town in Rockingham County , New Hampshire , United States . The population was 33,109 at the 2010 census , and an estimated 33,667 in 2018 . Although it is a town and not a city , Derry is the fourth most populous community in the state . The town 's nickname , Spacetown , derives from the fact that Derry is the birthplace of Alan Shepard , the first astronaut from the United States in space . Derry was also for a time the home of the poet Robert Frost and his family . The Derry census-designated place , with a 2010 population of 22,015 , occupies the central part of the town , extending from the primary settlement of Derry in the west , centered on the intersection of New Hampshire Routes 28 and 102 , to the town of Hampstead in the east . The town also includes the village of East Derry .
Robert Lee Frost ( March 26 , 1874 - January 29 , 1963 ) was an American poet . His work was initially published in England before it was published in America . Known for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech , Frost frequently wrote about settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century , using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes . Frost was honored frequently during his lifetime and is the only poet to receive four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry . He became one of America 's rare public literary figures , almost an artistic institution . He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1960 for his poetic works . On July 22 , 1961 , Frost was named poet laureate of Vermont .
Harrisville Historic District is a well-preserved historic New England mill village located in the southwest part of New Hampshire . It consists of about 200 acres ( 0.81 km2 ) and about 135 structures . It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977 . The district is located about 10 miles ( 16 km ) east of Keene , New Hampshire , then 3 miles ( 4.8 km ) north on Harrisville-Dublin Road from New Hampshire Route 101 .
Harrisville is a town in Cheshire County , New Hampshire , United States . Besides the town center , it also includes the village of Chesham . The population of the town was 961 at the 2010 census . Harrisville is a unique , preserved 19th-century mill town located in the Monadnock region of southern New Hampshire . There are nine bodies of water in the town , many back roads and trails to explore , and two original train depots at Harrisville and Chesham .
Cheshire County is a county in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of New Hampshire . As of the 2010 census , the population was 77,117 . Its county seat is the city of Keene . Cheshire was one of the five original counties of New Hampshire , and is named for the county of Cheshire in England . It was organized in 1771 at Keene . Sullivan County was created from the northern portion of Cheshire County in 1827 . Cheshire County comprises the Keene , NH Micropolitan Statistical Area .
The Richard Jackson House is a historic house at 76 Northwest Street in Portsmouth , New Hampshire . Built in 1664 by Richard Jackson , it is the oldest wood-frame house in New Hampshire . It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968 . It is now a historic house museum owned by Historic New England , and is open two Saturdays a month between June and October .
The John Paul Jones House is a historic house at 43 Middle Street in Portsmouth , New Hampshire . Now a historic house museum and a National Historic Landmark , it is most significant as the only known surviving structure in the United States associated with American Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones , who was resident here in 1781-82 when it was operated as a boarding house .
The American Revolutionary War ( 1775-1783 ) , also known as the American War of Independence , was fought primarily between the Kingdom of Great Britain and her Thirteen Colonies in America ; it resulted in the overthrow of British rule in the colonies and the establishment of the United States of America . [ N 1 ] After 1765 , growing constitutional and political differences strained the relationship between Great Britain and its American colonies . Patriot protests against taxation without representation followed the Stamp Act and escalated into boycotts , which culminated in 1773 with the Sons of Liberty destroying a shipment of tea in Boston Harbor . Britain responded by closing Boston Harbor and passing a series of punitive measures against Massachusetts Bay Colony . Massachusetts colonists responded with the Suffolk Resolves , and they established a shadow government which wrested control of the countryside from the Crown . Twelve colonies formed a Continental Congress ( with the exception of Georgia ) to coordinate their resistance , establishing committees and conventions that effectively seized power . British attempts to disarm the Massachusetts militia in Concord led to open combat and a British defeat on April 19 , 1775 . Militia forces then besieged Boston , forcing a British evacuation in March 1776 , and Congress appointed George Washington to command the Continental Army . Concurrently , the Americans failed decisively in an attempt to invade Quebec and raise insurrection against the British . On July 2 , 1776 , the Second Continental Congress voted for independence , issuing its declaration on July 4 . Sir William Howe launched a British counter-offensive , capturing New York City and leaving American morale at a low ebb . However , victories at Trenton and Princeton restored American confidence .
John Paul Jones ( born John Paul ; July 6 , 1747 - July 18 , 1792 ) was the United States ' first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War . He made many friends and enemies - who accused him of piracy - among America 's political elites , and his actions in British waters during the Revolution earned him an international reputation which persists to this day . As such , he is sometimes referred to as the Father of the American Navy ( a sobriquet he shares with John Barry and John Adams ) . Jones was born and grew up in Scotland , became a sailor , and served as commander of several British merchant ships . After having killed one of his crew members with a sword , he fled to the Colony of Virginia and around 1775 joined the newly founded Continental Navy in their fight against Britain in the American Revolutionary War . He commanded U.S. Navy ships stationed in France and led one single assault on England , which resulted in a failure , and few on British merchant ships . Left without a command in 1787 , he joined the Imperial Russian Navy and obtained the rank of rear admiral .
America was the first ship of the line built for the Continental Navy , but she never saw service there , being given to France after launching .
The Ladd-Gilman House , also known as Cincinnati Memorial Hall , is a historic house at 1 Governors Lane in Exeter , New Hampshire , United States . The home was built about 1721 by Nathaniel Ladd as one of the state 's first brick houses , and was subsequently clapboarded three decades later . The home was purchased in 1747 by Daniel Gilman , a prominent Exeter merchant . It served as the state treasury during the American Revolutionary War when two members of the Gilman family , Col. Nicholas Gilman and his son John Taylor Gilman , later the state 's governor , served as treasurers of the state . Also born in the house was Nicholas Gilman , Jr. , a signer of the United States Constitution and U.S. senator from New Hampshire . The Ladd-Gilman House was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973 , principally for its association with Nicholas Gilman , Jr . It has been maintained since 1902 by the Society of the Cincinnati , in which organization the Gilman family took a prominent role . The Ladd-Gilman House and its grounds are part of the campus of Exeter 's American Independence Museum .
Exeter is a town in Rockingham County , New Hampshire , United States . The population was 14,306 at the 2010 census and an estimated 15,317 in 2018 . Exeter was the county seat until 1997 , when county offices were moved to neighboring Brentwood . Home to the Phillips Exeter Academy , a private university-preparatory school , Exeter is situated where the Exeter River feeds the tidal Squamscott River . The urban portion of the town , where 9,242 people resided at the 2010 census , is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as the Exeter census-designated place . Exeter is named after the historic city in Devon , England .
The American Independence Museum is a historic house museum located in Exeter , New Hampshire . Its 1-acre ( 0.40 ha ) campus includes two buildings : the Ladd-Gilman House , a registered National Historic Landmark built in 1721 by Nathaniel Ladd , and the Folsom Tavern , built in 1775 by Colonel Samuel Folsom . The museum was opened in 1991 after a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence known as a Dunlap Broadside was found in the Ladd-Gilman house , 200 years after its arrival in Exeter . It is the centerpiece of the museums collection . The museums mission is Connecting Americas Revolutionary past with the present .
The Governor John Langdon House , also known as Governor John Langdon Mansion , is a historic mansion house at 143 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth , New Hampshire , United States . It was built in 1784 by John Langdon ( 1741-1819 ) , a merchant , shipbuilder , American Revolutionary War general , signer of the United States Constitution , and three-term President ( now termed governor ) of New Hampshire . The house he built for his family showed his status as Portsmouth 's leading citizen and received praise from George Washington , who visited there in 1789 . Its reception rooms are ornamented by elaborate wood carving in the rococo style . The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974 , and is now a house museum operated by Historic New England . The house Langdon had built resembles typical late Georgian houses , with five bays across , a center entry , and four rooms on each floor , flanking a grand central hall and stairway . It is built on a larger and grander scale than most houses , and has very high quality interior woodwork . The interior joinery is attributed to Ebenezer Clifford , a leading woodworker of the Portsmouth area . The main entry is also particularly elaborate with a large door flanked by pairs of engaged columns , and sheltered by a semi-circular portico supported by Corinthian columns and topped by a balustrade . After Langdon 's death in 1819 , his lone surviving daughter continued to use the house , but did not live there . Between 1833 and 1902 the house passed through several hands . In the 1850s a fire severely damaged the southwest corner of the house , which was reconstructed .
Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830 . It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover - George I , George II , George III , and George IV - who reigned in continuous succession from August 1714 to June 1830 . The style was revived in the late 19th century in the United States as Colonial Revival architecture and in the early 20th century in Great Britain as Neo-Georgian architecture ; in both it is also called Georgian Revival architecture . In the United States the term Georgian is generally used to describe all buildings from the period , regardless of style ; in Britain it is generally restricted to buildings that are architectural in intention , and have stylistic characteristics that are typical of the period , though that covers a wide range . The Georgian style is highly variable , but marked by symmetry and proportion based on the classical architecture of Greece and Rome , as revived in Renaissance architecture . Ornament is also normally in the classical tradition , but typically restrained , and sometimes almost completely absent on the exterior . The period brought the vocabulary of classical architecture to smaller and more modest buildings than had been the case before , replacing English vernacular architecture ( or becoming the new vernacular style ) for almost all new middle-class homes and public buildings by the end of the period . Georgian architecture is characterized by its proportion and balance ; simple mathematical ratios were used to determine the height of a window in relation to its width or the shape of a room as a double cube . Regularity , as with ashlar ( uniformly cut ) stonework , was strongly approved , imbuing symmetry and adherence to classical rules : the lack of symmetry , where Georgian additions were added to earlier structures remaining visible , was deeply felt as a flaw , at least before John Nash began to introduce it in a variety of styles . Regularity of housefronts along a street was a desirable feature of Georgian town planning . Until the start of the Gothic Revival in the early 19th century , Georgian designs usually lay within the Classical orders of architecture and employed a decorative vocabulary derived from ancient Rome or Greece .
John Langdon ( June 26 , 1741 - September 18 , 1819 ) was a politician from Portsmouth , New Hampshire , and a Founding Father of the United States . He served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention , signed the United States Constitution , and was one of the first two United States senators from that state . As a member of the Continental Congress Langdon was an early supporter of the Revolutionary War . He later served in United States Congress for 12 years , including as the first president pro tempore of the Senate , before becoming governor of New Hampshire . He turned down a nomination for Vice Presidential candidate in 1812 .
In 1896 , pianist Marian MacDowell bought Hillcrest Farm in Peterborough , New Hampshire , as a summer residence for herself and her husband , composer Edward MacDowell . She had always been careful to give him a quiet room for his work . They found that the New Hampshire landscape enhanced his work of composing music . The couple formulated a plan to provide an interdisciplinary experience in a nurturing landscape , by creating an institutionalized residential art colony in the area . In 1904 , Edward MacDowell began to show signs of an illness that ended his composing and teaching career . He died in 1908 . In 1907 , Marian MacDowell deeded their farm to the Edward MacDowell Association and founded the MacDowell Colony . The first guests arrived that year : sisters Helen Farnsworth Mears , a sculptor , and Mary Mears , a writer . Mears wrote about the colony for The Craftsman in July 1909 . MacDowell began by inviting applicants personally , but by the 1920s had consigned the admission process to a committee . Marian and friends raised funds among a wide variety of people for the colony , which was supported by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie , former U.S. President Grover Cleveland , financier J. P. Morgan , other prominent people , as well as many others across the country . MacDowell said the most consistent support came from women 's clubs and professional music sororities ( see , for example , the MacDowell Club of New York ) .
Peterborough is a town in Hillsborough County , New Hampshire , United States . The population was 6,284 at the 2010 census . The central settlement in town , with 3,103 people at the 2010 census , is defined as the Peterborough census-designated place ( CDP ) and is located along the Contoocook River at the junction of U.S. Route 202 and New Hampshire Route 101 . The community is 38 miles ( 61 km ) west of Manchester and 72 miles ( 116 km ) northwest of Boston .
Hillsborough County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire . As of the 2010 census , the population was 400,721 . The population was estimated at 415,247 in 2018 . Its county seats are Manchester and Nashua . Hillsborough is northern New England 's most populous county as well as its most densely populated . Hillsborough County comprises the Manchester-Nashua , NH Metropolitan Statistical Area , which in turn constitutes a portion of the Boston-Worcester-Providence , MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area .
Edward Alexander MacDowell ( December 18 , 1860 - January 23 , 1908 ) was an American composer and pianist of the late Romantic period . He was best known for his second piano concerto and his piano suites Woodland Sketches , Sea Pieces and New England Idylls . Woodland Sketches includes his most popular short piece , To a Wild Rose . In 1904 he was one of the first seven Americans honored by membership in the American Academy of Arts and Letters .
The Warner House , also known as the MacPheadris-Warner House , is a historic house museum at 150 Daniel Street ( corner of Chapel Street ) in Portsmouth , New Hampshire , United States . Built 1716-1718 , it is the oldest , urban brick house in northern New England , and is one of the finest early-Georgian brick houses in New England . It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960 , and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The Warner House is a 2-1/2 story brick structure , with walls 15 inches ( 38 cm ) thick laid in Flemish bond . A belt course separates the two main floors , and the slightly overhanging cornice is studded with modillions . It now has a gambrel roof ; this is a later modification to what was originally a pair of side gable pitches with a deep valley between them . At the break line in the gambrel there is a low balustrade . The cupola was listed in the original 1716 bill by John Drew , master-builder . The interior of the house follows a typical Georgian four-room plan , with an added kitchen wing in the rear . The walls of the central hall and stairway are decorated with four murals that are the oldest , extant Anglo-American wall murals in the country . The house was built for Capt . Archibald Macpheadris , a Scots-Irish sea captain who settled in Portsmouth .
The Moffatt-Ladd House , also known as the William Whipple House , is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at 154 Market Street in Portsmouth , New Hampshire , United States . The 1763 Georgian house was the home of William Whipple ( 1730-85 ) , a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Revolutionary War general . The house is now owned by the National Society of Colonial Dames in New Hampshire , and is open to the public . Among the contents are Whipple 's sword and other personal items , along with a portrait of him . Outside is a horse chestnut tree that Whipple planted in 1776 with seeds that he brought back from Philadelphia . The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1968 .
William Whipple Jr. ( January 25 , 1731 NS [ January 14 , 1730 OS ] - November 28 , 1785 ) was a signatory of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Hampshire and a member of the Continental Congress from 1776 through 1779 . He worked as both a ship 's captain and a merchant , and he studied in college to become a judge . He died of heart complications in 1785 , aged 55 .
The Mount Washington Hotel is a hotel in Bretton Woods , New Hampshire , near Mount Washington . It was designed by Charles Alling Gifford . The area , part of the town of Carroll , New Hampshire , includes the Bretton Woods ski resort nearby . It is located at the northern end of Crawford Notch , 6 miles ( 10 km ) east of the village of Twin Mountain along U.S. Route 302 . In December 2015 , the hotel and the Bretton Woods Mountain Resort were purchased by Omni Mount Washington LLC from the CNL Financial Group , of Orlando , Florida , and will continue to be operated by Omni Hotels & Resorts under the official name of Omni Mount Washington Resort . It is a member of Historic Hotels of America , the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation .
Carroll is a town in Coos County , New Hampshire , United States . The population was 763 at the 2010 census . The two largest villages are Twin Mountain and Bretton Woods . Carroll is an important access point for recreational areas in the White Mountains , including many 4,000-footers , the Zealand River area , the Presidential Range , and the Presidential Dry River Wilderness . The town is crossed by the Appalachian Trail and is home to the Mount Washington Hotel at Bretton Woods . It is also home to the Highland Center at Crawford Notch , the Appalachian Mountain Club 's four-season lodge . Carroll is part of the Berlin , NH-VT Micropolitan Statistical Area .
Coös County ( /ˈkoʊ.ɒs/ , with two syllables ) , frequently spelled Coos County , is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire . As of the 2010 census , the population was 33,055 , the least of any New Hampshire county . The estimated population as of 2018 was 31,589 . The county seat is Lancaster . The two-syllable pronunciation is sometimes indicated with a dieresis , notably in the Lancaster-based weekly newspaper The Coös County Democrat and on some county-owned vehicles . The county government uses both spellings interchangeably . Coös County is part of the Berlin , NH-VT Micropolitan Statistical Area . It is the only New Hampshire county on the Canada-United States border , south of the province of Quebec , and thus is home to New Hampshire 's only international port of entry , the Pittsburg-Chartierville Border Crossing . The only city in Coös County is Berlin , with the rest of the communities being towns , or unincorporated townships , gores and grants . Coös County includes all of the state 's northern panhandle . Major industries include forestry and tourism , with the once-dominant paper-making industry in sharp decline . The county straddles two of the state 's tourism regions .
The White Mountains are a mountain range covering about a quarter of the state of New Hampshire and a small portion of western Maine in the United States . They are part of the northern Appalachian Mountains and the most rugged mountains in New England . The range is heavily visited due to its proximity to Boston and , to a lesser extent , New York City and Montreal , Quebec , Canada . Most of the area is public land , including the White Mountain National Forest and a number of state parks . Its most famous mountain is 6,288-foot ( 1,917 m ) Mount Washington , which is the highest peak in the Northeastern U.S. and for 76 years held the record for fastest surface wind gust in the world ( 231 miles per hour ( 372 km/h ) in 1934 ) . Mount Washington is part of a line of summits , the Presidential Range , that are named after U.S. presidents and other prominent Americans . The White Mountains also include the Franconia Range , Sandwich Range , Carter-Moriah Range and Kinsman Range in New Hampshire , and the Mahoosuc Range straddling the border between it and Maine . In all , there are 48 peaks within New Hampshire as well as one ( Old Speck Mountain ) in Maine over 4,000 feet ( 1,200 m ) , known as the four-thousand footers . The Whites are known for a system of alpine huts for hikers operated by the Appalachian Mountain Club . The Appalachian Trail crosses the area from southwest to northeast .
The Bretton Woods Conference , formally known as the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference , was the gathering of 730 delegates from all 44 Allied nations at the Mount Washington Hotel , situated in Bretton Woods , New Hampshire , United States , to regulate the international monetary and financial order after the conclusion of World War II . The conference was held from July 1 to 22 , 1944 . Agreements were signed that , after legislative ratification by member governments , established the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( IBRD ) and the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) .
The Franklin Pierce Homestead is a historic house museum and state park located in Hillsborough , New Hampshire . It was the childhood home of the fourteenth President of the United States , Franklin Pierce .
Hillsborough , frequently spelled Hillsboro , is a town in Hillsborough County , New Hampshire , United States . The population was 6,011 at the 2010 census . The town is home to Fox State Forest and part of Low State Forest . The main village of the town , where 1,976 people resided at the 2010 census , is defined as the Hillsborough census-designated place ( CDP ) , and encompasses the main urban area of the town , located along the Contoocook River at the junction of New Hampshire Route 149 with Henniker Street and Main Street . The town also includes the villages of Hillsborough Center , Hillsborough Upper Village , Hillsborough Lower Village , and Emerald Lake Village .
Franklin Pierce ( November 23 , 1804 - October 8 , 1869 ) was the 14th president of the United States ( 1853-1857 ) , a northern Democrat who saw the abolitionist movement as a fundamental threat to the unity of the nation . He alienated anti-slavery groups by championing and signing the Kansas-Nebraska Act and enforcing the Fugitive Slave Act , yet he failed to stem conflict between North and South , setting the stage for Southern secession and the American Civil War . Pierce was born in New Hampshire , and served in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate until he resigned from the Senate in 1842 . His private law practice was a success , and he was appointed New Hampshire 's U.S. Attorney in 1845 . He took part in the Mexican-American War as a brigadier general in the Army . He was seen by Democrats as a compromise candidate uniting northern and southern interests and was nominated as the party 's candidate for president on the 49th ballot at the 1852 Democratic National Convention . He and running mate William R. King easily defeated the Whig Party ticket of Winfield Scott and William A. Graham in the 1852 presidential election . As president , Pierce simultaneously attempted to enforce neutral standards for civil service while also satisfying the diverse elements of the Democratic Party with patronage , an effort which largely failed and turned many in his party against him . He was a Young America expansionist who signed the Gadsden Purchase of land from Mexico and led a failed attempt to acquire Cuba from Spain . He signed trade treaties with Britain and Japan , while his Cabinet reformed their departments and improved accountability , but these successes were overshadowed by political strife during his presidency . His popularity declined sharply in the Northern states after he supported the Kansas-Nebraska Act , which nullified the Missouri Compromise , while many whites in the South continued to support him . Passage of the act led to violent conflict over the expansion of slavery in the American West .
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park in Cornish , New Hampshire , preserves the home , gardens , and studios of Augustus Saint-Gaudens ( 1848-1907 ) , one of America 's foremost sculptors . This was his summer residence from 1885 to 1897 , his permanent home from 1900 until his death in 1907 , and the center of the Cornish Art Colony . There are two hiking trails that explore the park 's natural areas . Original sculptures are on exhibit , along with reproductions of his greatest masterpieces . It is located on Saint-Gaudens Road in Cornish , 0.5 miles ( 0.80 km ) off New Hampshire Route 12A .
Augustus Saint-Gaudens ( /ˌseɪntˈɡɔːdənz/ ; March 1 , 1848 - August 3 , 1907 ) was an American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts generation who embodied the ideals of the American Renaissance . Raised in New York City , he traveled to Europe for further training and artistic study . After he returned to New York , he achieved major critical success for his monuments commemorating heroes of the American Civil War , many of which still stand . Saint-Gaudens created works such as the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial on Boston Common and grand equestrian monuments to Civil War generals : General John Logan Memorial in Chicago 's Grant Park and William Tecumseh Sherman at the corner of New York 's Central Park . Saint-Gaudens also created Classical works such as the Diana . He also used his design skills in numismatics . Most notably , he designed the $ 20 Saint Gaudens Double Eagle gold piece ( 1905-1907 ) for the US Mint , considered one of the most beautiful American coins ever issued , as well as the $ 10 Indian Head gold eagle ; both of these were minted from 1907 until 1933 . In his later years he founded the Cornish Colony , an artistic colony that included notable painters , sculptors , writers , and architects . His brother Louis Saint-Gaudens , with whom he occasionally collaborated , was also a well-known sculptor .
The John Sullivan House is a historic house at 21 Newmarket Road in Durham , New Hampshire . A National Historic Landmark , it was the home of American Revolutionary War General John Sullivan ( 1740-1795 ) , who later became President ( the position now called Governor ) of New Hampshire . The house is a two-story L-shaped wood frame Georgian structure , with a central chimney and a gable roof . It was built sometime between 1729 and 1741 by Dr. Samuel Adams , and is located in the oldest portion of Durham , now a historic district . The main block is 38 feet ( 12 m ) wide and 28 feet ( 8.5 m ) deep , with an ell extending from its southwest rear that is 26 feet ( 7.9 m ) by 13 feet ( 4.0 m ) . The front entry , centered on the main facade , is sheltered by a portico that is an early 20th-century addition . The interior of the main block has three rooms separated by a short central hallway . The room to the left served historically as Sullivan 's library , and while on the right are the parlor with the dining room behind . There are slave quarters in the rear . The ell contains the kitchen and a service stair . There are three bedrooms on the second floor , and one in the attic . There is much original woodwork dating to the 18th century .
Durham is a town in Strafford County , New Hampshire , United States . The population was 14,638 at the 2010 census . Durham is home to the University of New Hampshire . The primary settlement in the town , where 10,345 people resided at the 2010 census , is defined by the U.S. Census Bureau as the Durham census-designated place ( CDP ) and includes the densely populated portion of the town centered on the intersection of New Hampshire Route 108 and Main Street , which includes the university that dominates the town .
Strafford County is a county in the U.S. state of New Hampshire . As of the 2010 census , the population was 123,143 . Its county seat is Dover . Strafford County was one of the five original counties identified for New Hampshire in 1769 . It was named after William Wentworth , 2nd Earl of Strafford in the mistaken belief that he was the ancestor of governor John Wentworth - although they were distantly related , William had no descendants . The county was organized at Dover in 1771 . In 1840 , the size of the original county was reduced with the creation of Belknap County . Strafford County constitutes a portion of the Boston-Cambridge-Newton , MA-NH Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as of the greater Boston-Worcester-Providence , MA-RI-NH-CT Combined Statistical Area .
John Sullivan ( February 17 , 1740 - January 23 , 1795 ) was an Irish-American General in the Revolutionary War , a delegate in the Continental Congress , Governor of New Hampshire and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire . Sullivan , the third son of American settlers , served as a major general in the Continental Army and as Governor ( or President ) of New Hampshire . He commanded the Sullivan Expedition in 1779 , a scorched earth campaign against the Iroquois towns that had taken up arms against the American revolutionaries . As a member of Congress , Sullivan worked closely with the French Ambassador to the United States , the Chevalier de la Luzerne .
The Matthew Thornton House is a historic house and National Historic Landmark at 2 Thornton Street in Derry , New Hampshire . It was from 1740 to 1779 the home of Matthew Thornton , a signer of the U.S . Declaration of Independence . The main block of the house has a roughly square footprint and has the classic New England saltbox shape . It is five bays wide and two deep , with a steeply-sloping leanto section to the north ( rear ) . In the 19th century Greek Revival trim details were added , including wide pilasters at the corners , and a portico sheltering the front entry . The first-floor windows are topped by decorative cornices . A single-story ell projects from one side of the rear , giving the house an L shape ; this wing was built to house more modern kitchen facilities and servants ' facilities . The interior plan of the main house is a typical center-hall plan , with four rooms on each floor . The house 's chimneys were replaced in the 19th century with smaller ones . The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1971 , and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Matthew Thornton was born in Ireland , probably in 1714 , and came to North America with his parents in 1718 .
Matthew Thornton ( 1714 - June 24 , 1803 ) was an Irish signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of New Hampshire .