This article attempts to list the oldest buildings in the state of New Hampshire in the United States of America, including the oldest houses in New Hampshire and any other surviving structures from the First Period. Some dates are approximate and based on architectural studies and historical records, other dates are based on dendrochronology. All entries should include citation with reference to: architectural features; a report by an architectural historian; or dendrochronology; or else be denoted as estimates in the separate lower list.
Verified with dendrochronology or architectural survey
| Building | Location | First built | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson House | 
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Portsmouth | 1664[1] | Often credited as the oldest surviving house in New Hampshire. |
| Damm-Drew Garrison House | 
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Dover | 1675 | Part of Woodman Institute Museum[2] |
| Sherburn House | 
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Portsmouth | 1695 | Part of Strawbery Banke museum[3] |
| Paul Wentworth House | Rollinsford | 1701 | Located at 47 Water St, Rollinsford; it is "educational and cultural center for Rollinsford and the lower Salmon Falls region."[4] | |
| Gilman Garrison House | 
|
Exeter | 1709 | Construction date determined by dendrochronology[5] |
| Warner House | 
|
Portsmouth | 1716 | One of the finest early-Georgian brick houses in New England |
| Newington Meeting House | 
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Newington | 1717 | Oldest church building in New Hampshire |
| James House | Hampton | 1723 | First period house, dated by dendrochronology[6] | |
| Jaquith House (Farley Garrison House) | 
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Gilmanton | c.1725 [7] | Building was moved to NH from Billerica, Massachusetts, in 2010. Once thought to date from 1665; architectural survey estimates c.1725 |
| Newington Old Parsonage | 
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Newington | 1765[8] | Located at 2 New Hampshire 4 in Dover |
| Haverhill–Bath Covered Bridge | 
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Bath and Woodsville | 1829 | Oldest covered bridge in New Hampshire |
Unverified estimates
| Building | Location | First built | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill-Woodman-Ffrost House | 
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Durham | ca. 1649 | Currently a tavern (Three Chimneys Inn - ffrost Sawyer Tavern)[9] in the Durham Historic District. According to the owner, it "has an ell that is believed to date to 1649" and is possibly the original house on the site.[10] |
See also
Notes
- ^ "Jackson House | Historic New England". www.historicnewengland.org. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Damm Garrison". Dover.nh.gov. February 22, 1999. Archived from the original on October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Welcome to Sherburne House, c. 1695". Strawberybanke.org. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "ARCH | The Association for Rollinsford Culture and History". Paulwentworthhouse.org. Archived from the original on October 24, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory - New Hampshire". Dendrochronology.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "ReDiscovery of the James House". www.jameshousemuseum.org. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ Massachusetts Historical Commission https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=bil.169. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Garvin, James (2001). A Building History of Northern New England. University Press of New England. p. 97.
- ^ "ffrost Sawyer Tavern | Durham, New Hampshire 03824". Three Chimneys Inn. Archived from the original on October 27, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ "The Historic District of Durham, New Hampshire: A Walking Tour," (Puritan Press, 1992) p.6 https://www.ci.durham.nh.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/conservation_commission/page/19811/section_11_walking_tour.pdf