List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire

New Hampshire currently has 24 National Historic Landmarks; the most recent addition was Lucknow (Castle in the Clouds) in Moultonborough added in 2024.[1] Three of the sites—Canterbury Shaker Village, Harrisville Historic District, and the MacDowell Colony—are categorized as National Historic Landmark Districts. One site, the Augustus Saint-Gaudens Memorial, is categorized as a National Historical Park.

The National Historic Landmark program is operated in the United States under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources nationwide according to a list of criteria of national significance.[2] National Historic Landmarks are a subset of the properties listed in the larger National Register of Historic Places.

National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire

[3]	Landmark name	Image	Date designated[4]	Location	County	Description
1	USS Albacore (Submarine)	USS Albacore (Submarine)	April 11, 1989 (#89001077)	Portsmouth 43°04′58″N 70°45′59″W	Rockingham	Tear-drop shaped submarine.
2	Josiah Bartlett House	Josiah Bartlett House	November 11, 1971 (#71000050)	Kingston 42°56′04″N 71°03′18″W	Rockingham	Home of New Hampshire politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence Josiah Bartlett.
3	Canterbury Shaker Village	Canterbury Shaker Village	April 19, 1993 (#75000129)	Canterbury 43°21′32″N 71°29′24″W	Merrimack	One of the best-preserved Shaker villages.
4	Salmon P. Chase Birthplace and Boyhood Home	Salmon P. Chase Birthplace and Boyhood Home	May 15, 1975 (#75000133)	Cornish 43°27′11″N 72°23′14″W	Sullivan	Birthplace and childhood home of Salmon P. Chase.
5	E.E. Cummings House	E.E. Cummings House	November 11, 1971 (#71000048)	Silver Lake 43°54′49″N 71°11′01″W	Carroll	Home of poet E. E. Cummings.
6	The Epic of American Civilization Murals	The Epic of American Civilization Murals	February 27, 2013 (#13000283)	Hanover 43°42′18″N 72°17′21″W	Grafton	A major series of murals by Mexican 20th century muralist José Clemente Orozco in Dartmouth's Baker Memorial Library.
7	Robert Frost Homestead	Robert Frost Homestead	May 23, 1968 (#68000008)	Derry 42°52′18″N 71°17′42″W	Rockingham	Home of poet Robert Frost.
8	Harrisville Historic District	Harrisville Historic District	December 22, 1977 (#71000072)	Harrisville and vicinity 42°56′42″N 72°05′37″W	Cheshire	A picturesque and uniquely well-preserved mill town.
9	Richard Jackson House	Richard Jackson House	November 24, 1968 (#68000009)	Portsmouth 43°04′52″N 70°46′01″W	Rockingham	Oldest surviving wooden house in the state.
10	John Paul Jones House	John Paul Jones House	November 28, 1972 (#72000084)	Portsmouth 43°04′29″N 70°45′38″W	Rockingham	American Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones boarded here in 1781-82, while supervising construction of a new battleship, the America.
11	Ladd-Gilman House	Ladd-Gilman House	December 2, 1974 (#74002055)	Exeter 42°58′55″N 70°56′56″W	Rockingham	One of the state's first brick houses, now part of the American Independence Museum.
12	Governor John Langdon Mansion	Governor John Langdon Mansion	December 2, 1974 (#74000197)	Portsmouth 43°04′30″N 70°45′22″W	Rockingham	Great Georgian house built in 1784, home of John Langdon.
13	Castle in the Clouds	Castle in the Clouds	December 13, 2024 (Ref. # missing)	Moultonborough 43°43′42″N 71°19′19″W	Carroll	Mountaintop mansion built in the Craftsman style by the shoe manufacturer Thomas Gustave Plant.
14	MacDowell Colony	MacDowell Colony	December 29, 1962 (#66000026)	Peterborough 42°53′24″N 71°57′18″W	Hillsborough	A historic artists' colony established by the widow of composer Edward MacDowell.
15	MacPheadris–Warner House	MacPheadris–Warner House	October 9, 1960 (#66000028)	Portsmouth 43°04′39″N 70°45′18″W	Rockingham	Built around 1720, this home is one of the finest Georgian brick houses in New England. Its lightning rod may have been the first installed in the area.
16	Moffatt-Ladd House	Moffatt-Ladd House	November 24, 1968 (#68000010)	Portsmouth 43°04′43″N 70°45′29″W	Rockingham	1763 home of William Whipple, American Revolutionary War soldier and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
17	Mount Washington Hotel	Mount Washington Hotel	June 24, 1986 (#78000213)	Carroll 44°15′29″N 71°26′25″W	Coos	Huge spa hotel in the White Mountains; site of 1944 Bretton Woods international monetary conference.
18	Franklin Pierce Homestead	Franklin Pierce Homestead	July 4, 1961 (#66000027)	Hillsborough 43°06′59″N 71°57′02″W	Hillsborough	Childhood home of U.S. President Franklin Pierce.
19	Augustus Saint-Gaudens Memorial	Augustus Saint-Gaudens Memorial	June 13, 1962 (#66000120)	Cornish 43°30′03″N 72°22′05″W	Sullivan	Home and studio of American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
20	John Sullivan House	John Sullivan House	November 28, 1972 (#72000089)	Durham 43°07′55″N 70°55′11″W	Strafford	Home of American Revolutionary War General and governor of New Hampshire John Sullivan.
21	Matthew Thornton House	Matthew Thornton House	November 11, 1971 (#71000053)	Derry Village 42°53′38″N 71°18′47″W	Rockingham	Home of politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence Matthew Thornton.
22	Daniel Webster Family Home	Daniel Webster Family Home	May 30, 1974 (#74000196)	West Franklin 43°24′24″N 71°39′11″W	Merrimack	Farmhouse where 19th century lawyer, politician, and orator Daniel Webster grew up. It is sometimes confused with the nearby Daniel Webster Birthplace State Historic Site.
23	Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion	Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion	November 24, 1968 (#68000011)	Portsmouth 43°03′42″N 70°44′20″W	Rockingham	Forty-room rambling clapboard mansion on the water near Portsmouth, built by colonial governor Benning Wentworth.
24	Wentworth-Gardner House	Wentworth-Gardner House	November 24, 1968 (#68000012)	Portsmouth 43°04′29″N 70°45′01″W	Rockingham	An exceptionally fine late Georgian (1760) wood-frame house.

Related state and federal historic sites

Of the state's National Historic Landmarks, the National Park Service operates only one, the Augustus Saint-Gaudens Memorial. The state operates some of them as historic sites:

• Franklin Pierce Homestead Historic Site
• Robert Frost Farm Historic Site
• Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion Historic Site

The state also operates the Daniel Webster Birthplace State Historic Site, which is not far from the Daniel Webster Family Home listed above.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in New Hampshire
• List of National Natural Landmarks in New Hampshire

References

1. "Secretary Haaland Designates 19 New National Historic Landmarks". National Park Service. Published December 16, 2024. Accessed December 18, 2024.
2. National Park Service. "National Historic Landmarks Program: Questions & Answers". Retrieved September 21, 2007.
3. Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
4. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

External links

• "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State--New Hampshire (22)" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
• National Historic Landmarks Program, at National Park Service