Haven--White House - Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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BruceS
N 43° 04.467 W 070° 45.283
19T E 357147 N 4770576
Historic house in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Waymark Code: WMEPVV
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 06/24/2012
Views: 1
"The three-story Haven/White House, probably built 1799/1800 for successful Portsmouth merchant Joseph Haven, is an important example of the emerging Federal style in Portsmouth. The house retains a remarkable quantity of original interior detail which illustrates the simultaneous use by local craftsmen of the conventions of the previous decades along with the vocabulary of the new Federal style. Also significant is the composition ornament which survives on the interior; a composition bust of Milton on the overmantel pediment of the parlor is an extremely rare survival in situ in New England; the southwest bedroom contains probably the most complete Adamesque interior in Portsmouth, with composition ornament applied to curtain valances over each window, as well as to the cornice friezes and mantelpiece." - National Register Nomination
The large house is well maintain in very good condition and has now been converted to four condominium units.
Street address:
229 Pleasant St.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
County / Borough / Parish: Rockingham
Year listed: 1985
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1750-1799, 1800-1824
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Domestic
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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