New Hampshire - Cheshire County - Historic Districts
Cheshire County New Hampshire (Historic Districts) has 14 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Dublin Lake Historic District, Dublin Village Historic District, Harrisville Historic District, Stanley, Joshua, Farm and Harrisville Rural District.

Several famous people are associated with these Cheshire County historic places including Josiah Stanford and George F. Bemis.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Cheshire County places including Joshua Stanley, Alexander Law, William Barker, Lois Lilley Howe, David Barker, Taylor & Stevens Kendall and Joseph M. Forristall. Prominent architectural styles found in Cheshire Country are Greek Revival, Federal and Colonial Revival.

Beaver Mills (added 1999 - - #99001481)
93-115 Railroad St. , Keene
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Beech Hill Summer Home District (added 1988 - - #86003079)
Also known as See Also:Harrisville Rural District
Roughly Venable, Appleton and Old Harrisville Rds. , Harrisville
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Kendall,Taylor & Stevens, Howe,Lois Lilley
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival, Shingle Style
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Camp
Chesham Village District (added 1986 - - #86003102)
Roughly bounded by Yellow Wings, Seaver, Chesham, and Marienfield Rds. , Harrisville
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Bemis,George F.,et al.
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Dublin Lake Historic District (added 1983 - - #83004018)
Lake, E. Lake, W. Lake, and Old Harrisville Rds. , Dublin
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Education, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Dublin Village Historic District (added 1983 - - #83004019)
Old Common and Harrisville Rds., and Main and Church Sts. , Dublin
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Shingle Style, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Fitzwilliam Common Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000399)
Also known as See Also:Fitzwilliam Meeting House
Jct. of NH 119, Richmond Rd., and Templeton Hwy. , Fitzwilliam
Sfoskett~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Hotel, Professional, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Fire Station, Hotel, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Harrisville Historic District (added 1971 - - #71000072)
Town of Harrisville and its environs , Harrisville and vicinity
KudzuVine, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Harrisville Rural District (added 1987 - - #86003078)
Roughly along Venable, Old Harrisville, New Harrisville, and Bonds Corner Rds. , Harrisville
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Stanford,Josiah
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Landscape Architecture, Industry, Agriculture, Social History
Cultural Affiliation:
American,Rural
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Jaffrey Center Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000122)
Also known as Jaffrey
NW of Jaffrey on NH 124 , Jaffrey
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Federal, Colonial, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Religion, Industry, Landscape Architecture, Commerce, Politics/Government, Architecture, Education, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Pottersville District (added 1986 - - #86003096)
Roughly intersection of Roxbury and Meadow Rds., and along Brown Rd. NE of Chesham Rd. , Harrisville
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Colonial American
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Second Rindge Meetinghouse, Horsesheds and Cemetery (added 1979 - - #79003791)
Also known as Town Hall-Church
US 202 and Rindge Common , Rindge
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Barker,David, Barker,William
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Funerary, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, City Hall, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Religious Structure
Silver Lake District (added 1986 - - #86003100)
Roughly along Old Nelson, Eastside, and Westside Rds. , Harrisville
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Law,Alexander
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Gothic, Stick/Eastlake
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Camp
Stanley, Joshua, Farm (added 1983 - - #83004631)
Also known as Nathan Methley Farm;Sirois Farm
Goldmine Rd. , Dublin
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stanley,Joshua
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Troy Village Historic District (added 2002 - - #02001500)
Encompassing the village center, mostly along NH 12 , Troy
WikiPedant, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Forristall, Joseph M.
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Landscape, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Library, Meeting Hall, Plaza, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Landscape, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Library, Meeting Hall, Plaza, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling
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