National Register of Historic Places - New Hampshire (NH), Merrimack County

Merrimack County New Hampshire (Historic Districts) has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 8 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bear Brook State Park Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Historic District, Canterbury Shaker Village, Concord Historic District, Bear Brook State Park Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Historic District and Concord Civic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Merrimack County historic places including Gov. Nehemiah Ordway, Sen. William E. Chandler and John Milton Hay.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Merrimack County places including U.S. Army, George Hammond, Horace Bailey, Ordway, Samuel S.,, Chapin, Edwin T., et al., Albion H. Knight and Samuel H. Dow. Prominent architectural styles found in Merrimack Country are Federal, Greek Revival and Georgian.

Bear Brook State Park Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000632)

1/2 mi. from park entrance, 160 yds. S of Allenstown--Deerfield Rd., Bear Brook State Park , Allenstown

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Politics/Government, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing

Current Function:

Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling

Blossom Hill and Calvary Cemeteries (added 2010 - - #10000891)

N State St, Concord

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Art, Social History, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Canterbury Shaker Village (added 1975 - - #75000129)

Also known as Shaker Village

4 mi. E of Canterbury on Shaker Rd. , Canterbury

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Religion, Performing Arts, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Manufacturing Facility, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Museum, Single Dwelling

Concord Civic District (added 1983 - - #83004203)

107 N. Main St., 25 Capitol St., 39--45 Green St., 20--30 Park St., and 33 N. State St. , Concord

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Georgian, Federal

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

State, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Government Office

Current Function:

Education, Government, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Government Office, Library, Museum

Concord Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000234)

Roughly bounded by N. State St., Horse Shoe Pond, Boston and Maine RR. tracks, Sen. Styles Bridges Hwy. and Church St. , Concord

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Georgian, Greek Revival, Federal

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Downtown Concord Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000652)

Roughly bounded by Center St., Loudon Rd., Storrs St., Hills Ave., S. State, Green, School, Capitol, and Park Sts. , Concord

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dow, Samuel H.

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Correctional Facility, Fire Station, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Plaza, Religious Structure, Sport Facility

East Andover Village Center Historic District (added 1989 - - #89000191)

Jct. Rt. 11 and Chase Hill Rd. , Andover

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Bailey,Horace

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Education, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Auditorium, Cemetery, Religious Structure, School

Current Function:

Education, Funerary, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School

Franklin Falls Historic District (added 1982 - - #82001691)

Roughly bounded by Bow, River, School, Aylers Sts. and Winnipesaukee River , Franklin

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Invention, Architecture, Industry, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Mixed

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Government Office, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Government Office, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store

Hay Estate (added 2000 - - #00001288)

Also known as The Fells

NH 103A, 2.2 mi. N of jct. of NH 103 and NH 103A , Newbury

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et.al., Hammond, George

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Historic Person:

Hay, John Milton

Significant Year:

1891, 1897, 1906

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Garden, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Water Works

Current Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Camp, Conservation Area, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Water Works

Hersey Farms Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000512)

1057 & 1088 Franklin Hwy. , Andover

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage

Murray Hill Summer Home District (added 1988 - - #88000179)

Murray Hill Rd. roughly between Cass Mill and Lynch Rds. , Hill

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Page Belting Company Mills (added 2002 - - #02000641)

26 Commercial St. , Concord

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Knight, Albion H.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Multiple Dwelling

Pittsfield Center Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000416)

NH 28 and NH 107 , Pittsfield

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Federal

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Engineering, Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1750-1799

Owner:

State, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Sanbornton Square Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000417)

Sanbornton Square , Sanbornton

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival, Federal

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Cultural Affiliation:

American

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Restaurant, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Government, Social

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Civic, Library, Single Dwelling

Suncook Village Commercial--Civic Historic Distrct (added 2005 - - #05000174)

Also known as Suncook Business District

1,9-15 Glass St., 116-161 Main St., 19 Mill Falls, 4 Union St. , Pembroke

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Chapin, Edwin T., et al., Ordway, Samuel S.,

Architectural Style:

Renaissance, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion, Social, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Fire Station, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape, Religion, Social, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Correctional Facility, Department Store, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Waterloo Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000926)

78-183 Waterloo St., 12 and 68 Newmarket Rd., 4 Willoughby-Colby Rd., Bean Road Cemetery , Warner

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architectural Style:

Federal, Georgian

Historic Person:

Chandler, Sen. William E., Ordway, Gov. Nehemiah

Significant Year:

1793, 1791, 1831

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering, Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Manufacturing Facility, Post Office, Rail-Related, Restaurant, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, Single Dwelling