Whidden-Ward House - Portsmouth, New Hampshire - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Whidden-Ward house was built in the 1720s and was originally located at 117 Deer Street, near the northeast corner of Deer and Vaughan Streets. It was moved around 1970 to High Street at 411 The Hill to preserve it and make way for an urban renewal project. The house was built by Michael Whidden, Jr. from a family of joiners with three generations building houses in and around Portsmouth from about 1718 to the early 1800s. After Michael Whidden, Jr.'s death in 1773, Nahum Ward purchased the home from his estate. Over the next decade he did extensive work on the house. In 1783 he sold the house to James Hill and it remained in the Hill family until 1863. The house then had several owners. Now that the house has been moved it serves as professional offices.

Street address: 411 The Hill Portsmouth, New Hampshire County / Borough / Parish: Rockingham Year listed: 1971 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1700-1749 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Commerce/Trade Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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