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Survey of
Historic Sites and Buildings

	GENERAL JOHN STARK HOUSE New Hampshire
Location: 1070 Canal Street, Manchester.

From 1758 to 1765 this small frame dwelling was the home of the Revolutionary War officer, Gen. John Stark, who won his greatest fame in the Battle of Bennington, August 16, 1777. (See pp. 124-125.) The home is a good example of the farmhouse of the region and contains period furnishings and museum exhibits. It is owned by the Molly Stark Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

	GENERAL JOHN SULLIVAN HOUSE New Hampshire
Location: Newmarket Road, Durham.

This substantial country house, built in 1716, was John Sullivan's home for more than 10 years before the outbreak of the War for Independence. Sullivan was a member of the Second Continental Congress, which appointed him brigadier general in June 1775, and he served with distinction under Washington and in independent command. He retired from the Army in 1779, health broken after a punitive campaign against the Iroquois and Tories of Western Pennsylvania and New York, but later served New Hampshire in important posts, including that of Governor from 1786 to 1790. A monument near the house commemorates Sullivan's services to State and Nation. The home is privately owned.

NHL Designation: 11/28/72

	JOHN PAUL JONES HOUSE New Hampshire
Location: Middle and State Streets, Portsmouth. Portsmouth Historical Society

John Paul Jones lived in this building, then a boardinghouse, from October 4 to November 7, 1782. He was in Portsmouth to supervise the outfitting of the America, a ship of the line being constructed for the Continental Navy. It was awarded to France before completion, however, to replace a French shipwrecked off Boston through fault of a local pilot. The house was built in 1758 and became the property of the Portsmouth Historical Society in 1920, which maintains in it an extensive collection of items relating to Portsmouth history.

NHL Designation: 11/28/72

	MOFFATT-LADD HOUSE New Hampshire
Location: 154 Market Street, Portsmouth. The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America

John Moffatt built this three-story house for his only son, Samuel, in 1763, and then "rescued" the house and lived in it to the age of 94 after creditors forced Samuel to flee from Portsmouth. The structure is square, with pedimented windows and quoins at the corners that lend interest to the somewhat plain facade. The most distinctive features of the house are its large paneled entrance hall and handsome staircase, although the interior is characterized throughout by rich ornamentation. It is leased from the Ladd family, collateral descendents of the builder, and administered by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of New Hampshire. It is open to the public. Because its principal significance rests on its architecture, the Moffatt Ladd House will be evaluated further in the architectural study.

NHL Designation: 11/24/68

	WENTWORTH-COOLIDGE MANSION (Gov. Benning Wentworth House) New Hampshire
Location: Off U.S. 1A on Little Harbor, 2 miles south of Portsmouth. Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion Historic Site

The earliest part of this rambling framehouse dates from about 1695. Later additions gave it a total of 40 rooms, but several rooms have been removed and placed elsewhere. The house has considerable architectural interest, reflecting the several periods of its construction. Its historical interest is as the home and headquarters of Benning Wentworth, Royal Governor, 1740-67, an able defender of royal interests. He died here in 1770. The last private owner presented the house to the State of New Hampshire in 1954, and it is maintained for public benefit.

NHL Designation: 11/24/68

	WENTWORTH-GARDNER HOUSE New Hampshire
Location: Gardner and Mechanic Streets, Portsmouth. SeaCoastNH.com

Madame Mark Hunking Wentworth built this exceptional Georgian house in 1760 as a present to her son, Thomas, a younger brother of John Wentworth, last Royal Governor of New Hampshire. The house is two stories high, with hipped roof and rusticated wood facade. The front door has an unusual broken-scroll pediment, and the windows in the lower floor are pedimented. The interior is distinguished by a wealth of paneling and carved woodwork. Many of the fireplaces retain their original Dutch tiles. The house is the property of the Wentworth-Gardner & Tobias Lear Houses Association, and is open to the public. It will receive further treatment in the study of architecture.

NHL Designation: 11/24/68