Barnes, Jonathan, House - Hillsborough NH
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nomadwillie
N 43° 08.857 W 071° 56.024
19T E 261442 N 4781386
A historic home built in 1773/75 that has an interesting history.
Waymark Code: WMJQ1R
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 12/16/2013
Views: 2
The Barnes House was built between 1773 and 1775 for Reverend Jonathan Barnes the first minster of Hillsborough NH. It is a well preserved example of Georgian architecture. Local legend has Captain Isaac Baldwin, who was the carpenter for the interior woodwork, left his tools in the house to a NH company of troops in the battle of Bunker Hill. Baldwin was the second one killed in that fight.
The house was a tavern at one time and included a taproom . It also served as a meeting place for the Hillsborough Social Library which was incorporated in 1797, a local singing and dancing school, the Hillsborough Instrumental Musical Band and the Harmony Masonic Lodge No. 38.
Street address:
North Rd
Hillsborough, NH
County / Borough / Parish: HIllsborough
Year listed: 1982
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1750-1799
Historic function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Social
Current function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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