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.

See also: Oldest buildings in America

List
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Building Location First Built Notes
Hill-Woodman-Ffrost House Durham, New Hampshire ca. 1649[1] currently a tavern (Three Chimneys Inn - ffrost Sawyer Tavern)[2] 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[1] 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[3] Construction date not yet confirmed using dendrochronology.
Sherburn House (New Hampshire) Portsmouth, New Hampshire 1695 part of Strawberry Banke museum[4]
Remick House Portsmouth, New Hampshire 1696 possibly demolished[5]
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."[6]
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.[7]
Gilman Garrison House Exeter, New Hampshire 1709 Construction date confirmed using dendrochronology testing of tree rings in timbers[8]
Newington Old Parsonage Newington, New Hampshire 1710 located at 2 New Hampshire 4, Dover, NH
MacPheadris–Warner House Portsmouth, New Hampshire 1716 One of the finest early-Georgian brick houses in New England
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

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Notes
  1. "Houses – First Period New England". Firstperiodnewengland.wordpress.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  2. "ffrost Sawyer Tavern | Durham, New Hampshire 03824". Three Chimneys Inn. Archived from the original on 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  3. "Damm Garrison". Dover.nh.gov. 1999-02-22. Archived from the original on 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  4. "Welcome to Sherburne House, c. 1695". Strawberybanke.org. Archived from the original on 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  5. Campbell, Ron (2013-09-18). "Walk Portsmouth: Remick House". Walkportsmouth.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  6. "ARCH | The Association for Rollinsford Culture and History". Paulwentworthhouse.org. Archived from the original on 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  7. Campbell, Ron (2015-03-10). "Walk Portsmouth: 1705 House". Walkportsmouth.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  8. "Oxford Tree-Ring Laboratory - New Hampshire". Dendrochronology.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-31. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
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