New Hampshire
Rockingham
City of Portsmouth

South Ward Meetinghouse

The South Meetinghouse is a historic ward hall at 260 Marcy Street in . 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.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: building in New Hampshire, United States
  • Also known as: “Old South Meeting House” and “South Meetinghouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wentworth-Gardner House and Point of Graves Burial Ground.

Protected area
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The is a historic mid-Georgian house built in 1760 and located at 50 Mechanic Street in , , United States. is situated 420 feet northeast of South Ward Meetinghouse.

Cemetery
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is a small historic cemetery in , 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. is situated 550 feet north of South Ward Meetinghouse.

Theater building
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The Players' Ring Theatre is a theater located in , United States. The black box theater has a seating capacity of 75. is situated 890 feet north of South Ward Meetinghouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portsmouth and Kittery.

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is a city in , , . At the 2020 census it had a population of 21,956. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the bordering the state of , was formerly the home of the Strategic Air Command's 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… is situated 1½ miles northwest of South Ward Meetinghouse.

South Ward Meetinghouse

Latitude
43.07399° or 43° 4′ 26″ north
Longitude
-70.75162° or 70° 45′ 6″ west
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
Inception
1866
Open location code
87MF36FX+H9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1301221046
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Geo­Names ID
5092963
Wiki­data ID
Q7567930
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In Other Languages

“South Ward Meetinghouse” goes by many names.
  • Hausa: “South Meetinghouse”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “South Ward Meetinghouse”. Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.