Richard Jackson House

The Richard Jackson House is a historic house in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Built in 1664 by Richard Jackson, it is the oldest wood-frame house in New Hampshire.

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Type: Museum
Description: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, NRHP-listed
Also known as: “Jackson House” and “Richard Jackson House Museum”
Address: 76 Northwest Street, Portsmouth, NH

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include North Cemetery and Moffatt-Ladd House.

North Cemetery

Cemetery

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Old North Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Maplewood Avenue in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It is a roughly 1.5-acre parcel of land north of the city center on the shore of North Mill Pond. North Cemetery is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Richard Jackson House.

Moffatt-Ladd House

Protected area

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The Moffatt-Ladd House, also known as the William Whipple House, is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. Moffatt-Ladd House is situated 2,400 feet east of Richard Jackson House.

The Music Hall

Theater building

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The Music Hall is an 895-seat theater located at 28 Chestnut Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in the United States. Built in 1878, The Music Hall claims to be the oldest operating theater in New Hampshire and the 14th-oldest in the United States. The Music Hall is situated 2,700 feet southeast of Richard Jackson House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portsmouth and Atlantic Heights Development.

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.

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…

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.

Richard Jackson House

Categories: house, historic house museum, building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
Location: City of Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.08086° or 43° 4′ 51″ north

Longitude

-70.76706° or 70° 46′ 1″ west

Inception

1664

Wheelchair access

limited

Open location code

87MF36JM+85

OpenStreetMap ID

way 438505258

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q7326797

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In Other Languages

“Richard Jackson House” goes by many names.

French: “Richard Jackson House”

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Highlights include USS Albacore Museum and Albacore Park.

Nearby Places

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