Portsmouth Athenaeum

The Portsmouth Athenæum is an independent membership library, gallery, and in , , . It preserves and provides access to an extensive collection of manuscripts, rare books, photographs, artworks and artifacts, and digital collections related to local history and genealogy, in addition to a circulating library for its membership.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: building in New Hampshire, United States
  • Also known as: “Portsmouth Athenæum”, “portsmouthathenaeum.org”, and “The Athenaeum”
  • Address: NH

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Market Square and North Church of Portsmouth.

Square
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Church
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The North Church of , , United States, is a historic Congregational church located in Market Square. Sited directly across from the Portsmouth Athenæum, it features an Italianate edifice and a steeple visible from most of the city, the , and communities on its western bank in .

Protected area
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The , also known as the William Whipple House, is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark in , United States. is situated 600 feet north of Portsmouth Athenaeum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portsmouth and Kittery.

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is a city in , United States. It had a population of 21,956 at the 2020 census. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the bordering the state of , was formerly the home of the Pease Air Force Base, since converted to .

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

Neighborhood
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The is a historic company-built worker subdivision in . Bounded by I-95, the , and the tracks of the Boston and Maine Railroad, this small neighborhood was built in 1918–1920 to meet…

Portsmouth Athenaeum

Latitude
43.07726° or 43° 4′ 38″ north
Longitude
-70.75776° or 70° 45′ 28″ west
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
Open location code
87MF36GR+WV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 366494583
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Geo­Names ID
5091385
Wiki­data ID
Q7232431
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