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Jackson House

Address
76 Northwest St Portsmouth NH 03801
Phone
(603) 436-3205
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June
through October 15 First and third Saturday of the month 1-5 pm

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The look and feel of colonial New Hampshire is still visible in the sloping roof of the Portsmouth's Jackson House, the oldest surviving wood frame house in New Hampshire and Maine.

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Gilman Garrison House is located at 12 Water St, Exeter, NH. This business specializes in Tourist Attractions.

The oldest surviving wood frame house in New Hampshire and Maine was built by Richard Jackson, a woodworker, farmer, and mariner, on his family's 25-acre plot. At that time, timber from the region's abundant pine forests formed the basis of the economy. The extensive Piscataqua riverway powered scores of sawmills and linked the hinterlands to the sea and distant ports.

Jackson House is the oldest surviving wood frame house in the state. Built in 1664 by wood worker Richard Jackson on his family’s 25-acre land, it is listed as a National Historic Landmark. Admissions is free for Historic New England members and Portsmouth residents and tours are available.

New Hampshire's oldest surviving wood frame house is one of the earliest examples of plank frame construction in New England.

Built as a fortified house, strategically sited to protect the valuable sawmills and waterpower sites owned by John Gilman. The interior of this unusual building reveals walls constructed of massive sawn logs and a pulley above the main entrance that was used to operate a portcullis, or reinforced door. In the mid 18th century, Peter Gilman substantially remodeled the house, adding a wing with...

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