Childrens Museum of Portsmouth

Childrens Museum of Portsmouth is a museum in City of Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire. Childrens Museum of Portsmouth is situated nearby to the church South Ward Meetinghouse, as well as near the protected area Wentworth-Gardner House.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wentworth-Gardner House and South Ward Meetinghouse.

Wentworth-Gardner House

Protected area

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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 South Meetinghouse is a historic ward hall at 260 Marcy Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Completed in 1866, it is one of the city's finest examples of Italianate architecture, and a rare surviving example of a 19th-century ward hall.

Point of Graves Burial Ground

Cemetery

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Point of Graves Burial Ground is a small historic cemetery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, dating to the 17th century. It was the final resting place for many of Portsmouth's prominent residents including the Wentworth family, the Vaughan family, the Rogers, and the Lears. Point of Graves Burial Ground is situated 420 feet north of Childrens Museum of Portsmouth.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portsmouth and Kittery.

Portsmouth

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Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. It had a population of 21,956 at the 2020 census. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the Piscataqua River bordering the state of Maine, Portsmouth was formerly the home of the Pease Air Force Base, since converted to Portsmouth International Airport at Pease.

Kittery

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Kittery is a small town in Maine, directly across from the New Hampshire border, that features a number of outlet stores.

Atlantic Heights Development

Neighborhood

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The Atlantic Heights Development is a historic company-built worker subdivision in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Bounded by I-95, the Piscataqua River, and the tracks of the Boston and Maine Railroad, this small neighborhood was built in 1918–1920 to meet… Atlantic Heights Development is situated 1½ miles northwest of Childrens Museum of Portsmouth.

Childrens Museum of Portsmouth

Type: Museum
Also known as: “The Children’s Museum of Portsmouth”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: City of Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.07426° or 43° 4′ 27″ north

Longitude

-70.75116° or 70° 45′ 4″ west

Elevation

23 feet (7 metres)

Open location code

87MF36FX+PG

GeoNames ID

5084553

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