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The Richard Jackson House is a historic house at 76 Northwest Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Built in 1664 by Richard Jackson, it is the oldest wood-frame house in New Hampshire. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968. It is now a historic house museum owned by Historic New England, and is open two Saturdays a month between June and October.Richard Jackson was a woodworker, farmer, and mariner, and built the oldest portion of this house on his family's 25acre plot, located on an inlet off the Piscataqua River, north of Portsmouth's central business district. Jackson's house resembles English post-medieval prototypes, but is notably American in its extravagant use of wood. The house as first built consisted of a two story structure with two rooms on each floor, flanking a massive central chimney. Not long afterward, a leanto section was added to the rear (north side) of the house, which slopes nearly to the ground. Further single-story additions were made to the gable ends of the house, probably c. 1764.The founder of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA, now Historic New England), William Sumner Appleton, acquired the house for SPNEA in 1924 from a member of the seventh generation of Jacksons to live there. Appleton undertook a restoration of the property, removing 19th century modifications, and providing the building with leaded diamond-pane windows of a type that it would have had in the 17th century.

Address: 76 Northwest St, Portsmouth, NH 03801, USA
Phone: (603) 436-3205
State: New Hampshire
Zip Code: 03801


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the Oldest house in New Hampshire. built by Richard Jackson on his family's 25 acre plot on the Piscataqua River. Richard outlived his two sons, dying in 1718. In 1727 the house &land were divided between his daughter-in-law &her children. additions at each gable end of the original home were added around 1764. After 5 generations of Nathanial Jackson ownership, the dwelling was inherited by Mary E Jackson Brown. Mary rented the house to Clarence & Belle Tilley, African Americans who escaped from the south through the Underground Railroad. Belle retained life residency rights to the property until 1947, though Historic New England technically acquired the property from Mary in 1924. members of Historic New England then removed 19th century modifications, bringing it back to its 17th century post-medieval colonial. thoughtful restoration of the Jackson House became the basis for Historic New England’s preservation philosophy of keeping generations of changes intact. the house is also listed as a National Historic Landmark.
9 years ago (17-10-2016)
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