Whidden-Ward House - Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Posted by: BruceS
N 43° 04.717 W 070° 45.569
19T E 356768 N 4771047
Historic house on The Hill in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Waymark Code: WMEME0
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 06/13/2012
Views: 2
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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