New Hampshire - Merrimack County - Historic Districts
Merrimack County New Hampshire (Historic Districts) has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 8 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bear Brook State Park Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Historic District, Canterbury Shaker Village, Concord Historic District, Bear Brook State Park Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Historic District and Concord Civic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Merrimack County historic places including Gov. Nehemiah Ordway, Sen. William E. Chandler and John Milton Hay.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Merrimack County places including U.S. Army, George Hammond, Horace Bailey, Ordway, Samuel S.,, Chapin, Edwin T., et al., Albion H. Knight and Samuel H. Dow. Prominent architectural styles found in Merrimack Country are Federal, Greek Revival and Georgian.

Bear Brook State Park Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Historic District (added 1992 - - #92000632)
1/2 mi. from park entrance, 160 yds. S of Allenstown--Deerfield Rd., Bear Brook State Park , Allenstown
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Politics/Government, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling
Blossom Hill and Calvary Cemeteries (added 2010 - - #10000891)
N State St, Concord
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Art, Social History, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Canterbury Shaker Village (added 1975 - - #75000129)
Also known as Shaker Village
4 mi. E of Canterbury on Shaker Rd. , Canterbury
MGA73bot2, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Religion, Performing Arts, Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Manufacturing Facility, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Single Dwelling
Concord Civic District (added 1983 - - #83004203)
107 N. Main St., 25 Capitol St., 39--45 Green St., 20--30 Park St., and 33 N. State St. , Concord
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Federal
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Government Office
Current Function:
Education, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Government Office, Library, Museum
Concord Historic District (added 1975 - - #75000234)
Roughly bounded by N. State St., Horse Shoe Pond, Boston and Maine RR. tracks, Sen. Styles Bridges Hwy. and Church St. , Concord
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Downtown Concord Historic District (added 2000 - - #00000652)
Roughly bounded by Center St., Loudon Rd., Storrs St., Hills Ave., S. State, Green, School, Capitol, and Park Sts. , Concord
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dow, Samuel H.
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Correctional Facility, Fire Station, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Theater
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Plaza, Religious Structure, Sport Facility
East Andover Village Center Historic District (added 1989 - - #89000191)
Jct. Rt. 11 and Chase Hill Rd. , Andover
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bailey,Horace
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Education, Funerary, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Auditorium, Cemetery, Religious Structure, School
Current Function:
Education, Funerary, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School
Franklin Falls Historic District (added 1982 - - #82001691)
Roughly bounded by Bow, River, School, Aylers Sts. and Winnipesaukee River , Franklin
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Invention, Architecture, Industry, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Mixed
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store
Hay Estate (added 2000 - - #00001288)
Also known as The Fells
NH 103A, 2.2 mi. N of jct. of NH 103 and NH 103A , Newbury
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et.al., Hammond, George
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Historic Person:
Hay, John Milton
Significant Year:
1891, 1897, 1906
Area of Significance:
Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Garden, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Water Works
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Camp, Conservation Area, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Water Works
Hersey Farms Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000512)
1057 & 1088 Franklin Hwy. , Andover
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage
Murray Hill Summer Home District (added 1988 - - #88000179)
Murray Hill Rd. roughly between Cass Mill and Lynch Rds. , Hill
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Page Belting Company Mills (added 2002 - - #02000641)
26 Commercial St. , Concord
Jomegat, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Knight, Albion H.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling
Pittsfield Center Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000416)
NH 28 and NH 107 , Pittsfield
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian, Federal
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Engineering, Commerce, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1750-1799
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Sanbornton Square Historic District (added 1980 - - #80000417)
Sanbornton Square , Sanbornton
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Cultural Affiliation:
American
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government
Historic Sub-function:
City Hall, Restaurant, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Government, Social
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Civic, Library, Single Dwelling
Suncook Village Commercial--Civic Historic Distrct (added 2005 - - #05000174)
Also known as Suncook Business District
1,9-15 Glass St., 116-161 Main St., 19 Mill Falls, 4 Union St. , Pembroke
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Chapin, Edwin T., et al., Ordway, Samuel S.,
Architectural Style:
Renaissance, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion, Social, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Fire Station, Hotel, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Landscape, Religion, Social, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Correctional Facility, Department Store, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Waterloo Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000926)
78-183 Waterloo St., 12 and 68 Newmarket Rd., 4 Willoughby-Colby Rd., Bean Road Cemetery , Warner
BotMultichillT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event
Architectural Style:
Federal, Georgian
Historic Person:
Chandler, Sen. William E., Ordway, Gov. Nehemiah
Significant Year:
1793, 1791, 1831
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering, Politics/Government, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Manufacturing Facility, Post Office, Rail-Related, Restaurant, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Manufacturing Facility, Road-Related, Single Dwelling
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