| Richard Jackson House | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
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| Location: | 76 Northwest Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
| Coordinates: | 43°4′51.28″N 70°45′59.35″W / 43.0809111°N 70.7664861°W |
| Area: | approximately 1-acre (4,000 m2) |
| Built/Founded: | 1664 |
| Architect: | Richard Jackson |
| Architectural style(s): | Colonial, Other |
| Governing body: | Private |
| Added to NRHP: | November 24, 1968[1] |
| Designated NHL: | November 24, 1968[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 68000009 |
The Richard Jackson House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA, is the oldest surviving wood frame house in New Hampshire or Maine. This National Historic Landmark was built in 1664 by Richard Jackson, a woodworker, farmer, and mariner, on his family's 25 acre plot. Jackson's house resembles English post-medieval prototypes, but is notably American in its extravagant use of wood. Succeeding generations added a lean-to and more rooms to the east to accommodate several different family groups sharing the property at once.
The founder of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA), William Sumner Appleton, acquired the house for SPNEA, now known as Historic New England, in 1924 from a member of the seventh generation of Jacksons to live there.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1968.[2][3]
It is located at 76 Northwest Street in Portsmouth, on an inlet of the Piscataqua River. Another SPNEA house, the George Rogers House, is adjacent, just 80 feet (24 m) away.[3]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
- ^ a b "Richard Jackson House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=766&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2007-10-17.
- ^ a b James Dillon (March 11, 1975), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Richard Jackson HousePDF (245 KB), National Park Service and Accompanying 5 photos, exterior, from 1967PDF (3.24 MB)
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