National Register of Historic Places - New Hampshire (NH), Grafton County

Grafton County New Hampshire (Historic Districts) has 23 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Enfield Shaker Historic District, Orford Street Historic District, Ashland Gristmill and Dam, Canaan Street Historic District and Central Square Historic District.

The famous person F.G. Webster is associated with one of more of the Grafton County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Grafton County places including Wales & Holt, Stanley Bruce Elwell, Gordon MacDougall, C. Willis Damon, Harold H. Owen and Ammi Burnham Young. Prominent architectural styles found in Grafton Country are Federal, Greek Revival and Late Victorian.

Ashland Gristmill and Dam (added 1979 - - #79000317)

Main St. , Ashland

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Boulderwood (added 2018 - - #100002300)

Address Restricted, Holderness

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Camp Mowglis (added 2019 - - #100004085)

6 Mowglis Dr., Hebron

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Elwell, Stanley Bruce, Owen, Harold H.

Architectural Style:

Other -

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1903-1969 AD

Camp Ossipee (added 2013 - - #13000154)

11 & 13 Porter Rd., Holderness

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Canaan Street Historic District (added 1973 - - #73000163)

Also known as Broad Street

Canaan St. , Canaan

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

College, Hotel, Restaurant, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Library, Museum, Single Dwelling

Central Square Historic District (added 1983 - - #83001139)

2--27 Central Square, 1 Summer St., 1--3 N. Main St., and 2 S. Main St. , Bristol

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Monument/Marker, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker, Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Chocorua Island Chapel (added 2016 - - #16000644)

Also known as Church Island

40 Chocorua Island, Holderness

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Landscape Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1881-1966 AD

Colburn Park Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000782)

N., S., E., and W. Park Sts., 3 Campbell St., 1 School St., 1 Bank St., and 9--10 Lebanon Mall , Lebanon

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Young,Ammi Burnham

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Chicago, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Financial Institution, Hotel, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Specialty Store

Colburn Park Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2025 - - #100012049)

Part of Campbell Street, Court Street, Part of Hanover Street /Lebanon Mall, Part of Mascoma Street, Part of School Street, West Park Street, Lebanon

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Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Dorchester Common Historic District (added 1985 - - #85000477)

Also known as See Also:Dorchester Community Church

Roughly bounded by N. Dorchester 2 mile NW of intersection with NH 118 , Dorchester

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education, Government

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, School

Current Function:

Government, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

East Branch and Lincoln Logging Railroad Historic District (added 2026 - - #100012568)

Address Restricted, Lincoln

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Area of Significance:

Industry, Transportation, Archeology-Historic Non-Aboriginal

Enfield Shaker Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000198)

Also known as LaSalette--Shaker Community

SR 4A , Enfield

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Invention, Architecture, Commerce, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Religion, Social History

Cultural Affiliation:

Shaker

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Outdoor Recreation, Single Dwelling

Enfield Village Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000186)

Main St, US Rte 4, High St, Balti St, Shaker Hill Rd, Wells St, Stevens, Union, & Pillsbury Sts, Shedd & Mill St. , Enfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, State, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Energy Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Haverhill Corner Historic District (added 1987 - - #87001415)

Also known as Haverhill Corner

NH 10 from N. Piedmont to bisection of NH 25 and Court St. , Haverhill

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Agricultural Outbuildings, Plaza, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Plaza, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Hebron Village Historic District (added 1985 - - #85000492)

Roughly bounded by Hebron Village Cemetery, N. and W. Shore Rds., Hobart Hill and Groton Rds. , Hebron

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., MacDougall,Gordon

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

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:

Domestic, Funerary, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Plaza, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Funerary, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Plaza, Single Dwelling

Lyme Center Historic District (added 1987 - - #86003381)

34--55 Dorchester Rd. , Lyme

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Lyme Common Historic District (added 1988 - - #88001435)

Dorchester Rd., John Tomson Way, On the Common; Pleasant and Union Sts., E. Thetford Rd., Main and Market Sts. , Lyme

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

State, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Landscape, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Orford Street Historic District (added 1977 - - #77000163)

Also known as Orford Street and the Ridge

Orford St. (NH 10) from Rt. 25A to Archertown Rd., E to include cemetery , Orford

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Federal

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Manufacturing Facility, School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Social

Current Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Library, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Plymouth Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000343)

Also known as See Also:Old Grafton County Courthouse

Bounded by Court, Main, and Highland Sts. , Plymouth

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Damon,C. Willis

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Art

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

City Hall, Courthouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Education, Government

Current Sub-function:

City Hall, Financial Institution, Library

Rockywold--Deephaven Camps (added 2013 - - #13000382)

Pinehurst Rd., Holderness

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Shepard Hill Historic District (added 2014 - - #14000843)

Holderness, Holderness

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True Farm (added 2012 - - #12000507)

53, 64, 70 True Farm Rd., & 884 NH 113, Holderness

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Historic Significance:

Event

Webster Estate (added 1989 - - #89000448)

NH 113 , Holderness

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wales & Holt

Architectural Style:

Shingle Style

Historic Person:

Webster,F.G.

Significant Year:

1903, 1896

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling