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Item Title
Betsy Prescott House, South side of Dover Road (State Route 4), West of , Chichester, Merrimack County, NH
LocationWest of,
Chichester, NH
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS NH-218
Significance: Significant architecturally as the only surviving 1-1/2 story late 18th century house along Route4 in Chichester. The historic name reflects the earliest known owner of the house. It is likely that the house was built shortly after Route 4 was laid out in 1792 as the First New Hampshire Turnpike, a major transportation route that linked Concord and Portsmouth. Although the new turnpike resulted in a number of houses erected shortly thereafter along is Chichester section, only three still stand. In recent years Route 4 has given way to increasing commercialization, causing rapid physical changes and threatening the existence of residences that front it.
Subjects
Houses
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. VIEW SOUTHWEST, HOUSE AND DOVER ROAD, ROUTE 4
2. VIEW SOUTH, NORTH (FRONT) ELEVATION
3. VIEW EAST, WEST SIDE OF MAIN HOUSE
4. VIEW NORTHEAST, WEST SIDE OF HOUSE, ELL, BARN
5. VIEW NORTHWEST, SOUTH AND EAST SIDES OF SHED, BARN, ELL MAIN HOUSE
6. VIEW NORTH, SOUTH SIDE OF MAIN HOUSE
7. VIEW WEST, EAST SIDE OF MAIN HOUSE
8. INTERIOR, LOOKING NORTH INTO NORTHWEST ROOM
9. INTERIOR, LOOKING NORTHEAST AT DOOR AND CORNER POST IN NORTHWEST ROOM
10. INTERIOR, LOOKING SOUTHWEST INTO ELL
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