Wentworth-Gardner House | |
.jpg) 1967 photograph | |
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| Location | 140 Mechanic Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates | 43°3′42″N 70°44′20″W / 43.06167°N 70.73889°W |
| Built | 1760 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Part of | Wentworth-Gardner and Tobias Lear Houses (ID79000319) |
| NRHP reference No. | 68000012 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 24, 1968[1] |
| Designated NHL | November 24, 1968[2] |
| Designated CP | October 30, 1979 |
The Wentworth-Gardner House is a historic mid-Georgian house built in 1760 and located at 50 Mechanic Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The house is operated as a museum by the Wentworth-Gardner Historic House Association. It is one of the finest extant examples of high-style Georgian architecture in New England, and played a role in the architectural preservation movement of the early 20th century.[3] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1968.[2][4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Wentworth-Gardner House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved October 21, 2007.
- ^ Vaughan, Dorothy M. "The Wentworth-Gardner House; Its Past and Future," The Portsmouth Herald, p. 4, June 10, 1939, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
- ^ James Dillon (September 3, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Wentworth-Gardner House" (pdf). National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) and Accompanying 8 photos, exterior and interior, from 1967 and undated. (2.09 MB)