Langdon, Gov. John, Mansion - Portsmouth NH
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N 43° 04.512 W 070° 45.388
19T E 357006 N 4770662
The Governor John Langdon House, also known as Governor John Langdon Mansion, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA, is a mansion house built in 1784 by John Langdon, that is now a National Historic Landmark.
Waymark Code: WM5B12
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 12/10/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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Langdon was a merchant, shipbuilder, American Revolutionary War general, signer of the United States Constitution, and three-term President (now termed governor) of New Hampshire. The house he built for his family expresses his status as Portsmouth's leading citizen and received praise from George Washington, who visited there in 1789. Its reception rooms are ornamented by elaborate wood carving in the rococo style.

After Langdon's death in 1819, the house was occupied by other leading families. At the end of the 19th century, Langdon descendants purchased the house and restored it to its 18th-century glory, adding on a substantial wing designed by McKim, Mead, and White to house modern conveniences. The garden, dating from the same era, features restored perennial beds, a rose and grape arbor, and a pavilion. The house and grounds are now owned and operated as a house museum by Historic New England.
County / Borough / Parish: Rockingham

Year listed: 1974

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person

Periods of significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824

Historic function: Domestic

Current function: Recreation And Culture

Privately owned?: yes

Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2008 To: 12/31/2008

Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Street address: Not listed

Secondary Website 1: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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