List of the oldest buildings in New Hampshire
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.
List
Building | Location | First Built | Notes | |
Hill-Woodman-Ffrost House | Durham, New Hampshire | ca. 1649 | currently a tavern in the Durham Historic District. It "has an ell that is believed to date to 1649." If accurate, the house may be the oldest house in New Hampshire. Construction date not yet confirmed using dendrochronology. | |
Richard Jackson House | Portsmouth, New Hampshire | 1666 | Museum in Strawberry Banke; Often credited as the oldest house in New Hampshire. Construction date not yet confirmed using dendrochronology. | |
Damm-Drew Garrison House | Dover, New Hampshire | 1675 | part of Woodman Institute Museum Construction date not yet confirmed using dendrochronology. | |
Sherburn House | Portsmouth, New Hampshire | 1695 | part of Strawberry Banke museum | |
Remick House | Portsmouth, New Hampshire | 1696 | possibly demolished | |
Paul Wentworth House | Rollinsford, New Hampshire | 1701 | Located at 47 Water St, Rollinsford, NH; It is "educational and cultural center for Rollinsford and the lower Salmon Falls region." | |
Newmarch House | Portsmouth, New Hampshire | 1705 | possibly demolished; originally at 3-35 Deer Street, Portsmouth, NH, and materials used in building a home in mid-coast Maine. | |
Gilman Garrison House | Exeter, New Hampshire | 1709 | Construction date confirmed using dendrochronology testing of tree rings in timbers | |
Newington Old Parsonage | Newington, New Hampshire | 1710 | located at 2 New Hampshire 4, Dover, NH | |
Newington Meeting House | Newington, New Hampshire | 1717 | Oldest church building in New Hampshire | |
George Farley House | Gilmanton, New Hampshire | c.1725 or 1665 | building was moved to NH from Billerica, Massachusetts in 2010. Originally thought to date from 1665, more recent analysis claims a date of c. 1725 is more likely | |
Haverhill–Bath Covered Bridge | Bath and Woodsville, New Hampshire | 1829 | Oldest covered bridge in New Hampshire |