New Hampshire - Hillsborough County - Vacant / Not In Use
Hillsborough County New Hampshire (Vacant / Not In Use) has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Hillsborough Railroad Bridge and Smyth Tower, New Hampshire State Union Armory, North Weare Schoolhouse and Varney School.

The famous person Frederick Smyth is associated with one of more of the Hillsborough County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Hillsborough County places including Frederick W. Stickney, Col. Alfred A. Collins, Davis & Raynes and Head & Dowst. Prominent architectural styles found in Hillsborough Country are Federal, Greek Revival and Italianate.

Hillsborough Railroad Bridge (added 1975 - - #75000126)
Also known as Hillsborough Covered Railroad Bridge
Spans Contoocook River SW of NH 149 , Hillsborough
Dmoore5556, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related, Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
New Hampshire State Union Armory (added 1982 - - #82004993)
Also known as Hermsdorf Manufacturing Building
60 Pleasant St. , Manchester
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Collins,Col. Alfred A.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Arms Storage
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use
North Weare Schoolhouse (added 1995 - - #95001051)
Old Concord Stage Rd., N side, E of the jct. with NH 114 , Weare
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use, Work In Progress
Smyth Tower (added 1978 - - #78000215)
718 Smyth Rd. , Manchester
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Smyth,Frederick
Significant Year:
1888
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Varney School (added 1982 - - #82001685)
84 Varney St. , Manchester
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stickney,Frederick W.
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Weston Observatory (added 1975 - - #75000128)
Oak Hill, Derryfield Park , Manchester
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Head & Dowst, Davis & Raynes
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Outdoor Recreation
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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