There are truly so many reasons to visit Portsmouth, NH – and now you can add Gov. John Langdon’s house to that list. It has all my favorite features of a historic home: incredibly detailed trim, famous guests, ties to the Revolutionary War and the birth of America, a grand staircase and (what would have…
Category: New Hampshire
Jackson House: Oldest Wood-Frame House in New Hampshire
I took advantage of a gorgeous New England fall day to take a day trip to Portsmouth, NH as there were still two Historic New England homes that I had yet to visit. The Jackson House, located just a block or so from downtown, was a great way to start our day! Historical Highlights The…
The Oceanic Hotel & The Isles of Shoals: Serenity found Seven Miles off the New Hampshire & Maine Coast
My family and I have rented a beachfront house in Salisbury, Massachusetts since I was in high school, and ever since we have been looking at the Isles of Shoals thru binoculars, wondering what was there. We’ve done our google searches to satiate our curiosity, but every year we would sit on the shore and…
Rundlet-May House: A “Modern” 1808 Federal Home in Portsmouth, NH
Each year I spend a week on the beach on the North Shore of Massachusetts, and we typically take a drive up the windy coast which eventually plops you right into downtown Portsmouth, NH. It has always reminded me a bit of Salem, MA in the way that historic homes line the narrow streets, and…
The Gilman Garrison House: 1709 Fort in Exeter, NH
It’s been a while, folks! It’s been a busy few weeks – I was on vacation, then the whole unfortunate re-entry to work experience, weekend events for work, so on and so forth. But, I’m excited to finally share this interesting & quirky historic home with you! Historical Highlights John Gilman, a colonial settler, was…
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