Moffatt-Ladd House

Moffatt-Ladd House
The Moffatt-Ladd House in December 2009
Moffatt-Ladd House is located in New Hampshire
Moffatt-Ladd House
Moffatt-Ladd House is located in the United States
Moffatt-Ladd House
Location154 Market Street,
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Coordinates43°4′43.91″N 70°45′32.17″W / 43.0788639°N 70.7589361°W / 43.0788639; -70.7589361
Built1763
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.68000010
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 24, 1968[1]
Designated NHLNovember 24, 1968[2]

The Moffatt-Ladd House, also known as the William Whipple House, is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The 1763 Georgian house was the home of William Whipple (1730–1785), a Founding Father, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Revolutionary War general. The house is now owned by the National Society of Colonial Dames in New Hampshire, and is open to the public.

Among the contents are Whipple's sword and other personal items, along with a portrait of him. Outside is a horse chestnut tree that Whipple planted in 1776 with seeds that he brought back from Philadelphia.[3] The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1968.[2][4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Moffatt-Ladd House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
  3. ^ Never too late: Declaration signers being honored, Associated Press article, July 3, 2011, accessed July 3, 2011
  4. ^ Charles W. Snell (February 25, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Moffatt-Ladd House / William Whipple House" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 5 images, exterior and interior, from 1967, 1968 and undated. (3.14 MB)