The Henry Strongman House is a historic house at 1443 Peterborough Road (
New Hampshire Route 101
New Hampshire Route 101 (NH 101) is a state-maintained highway in southern New Hampshire extending from Keene to Hampton Beach. It is the major east–west highway in the southern portion of the state.
The western terminus of NH 101 is in Keene ...
) in
Dublin, New Hampshire
Dublin is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,532 at the 2020 census. It is home to Dublin School and ''Yankee'' magazine.
History
In 1749, the Masonian proprietors granted the town as "Monadnock No. ...
. Built about 1770 by Dublin's first permanent white settler, it is a well-preserved example of a rural
Cape style farmhouse. The house was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
Description and history
The Henry Strongman House stands in eastern Dublin, on the north side of Peterborough Road (NH 101) just west of its junction with Gerry Road. It is a -story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. It has a six-bay front facade, with sash windows placed asymmetrically and the entrance set left of center. The placement of the windows and the brick chimney are suggestive of the idea that the rightmost bay is a later addition to what was once a symmetrical five-bay structure. The interior retains numerous original features, including carved fireplace mantels, raised-panel doors, and wide wooden board paneling. A single-story shed extends to the rear of the main block. Also on the property are the foundational remains of a large barn (demolished after extensive damage in the
Great New England Hurricane of 1938
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) and a carriage barn.
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The house was built by Henry Strongman, the first permanent settler of Dublin who acquired the land here in 1760. Strongman served as a town selectman, and in the militia during the American Revolutionary War. The property was owned for many decades by the Wood family, which bought it from Strongman's son in 1810.]
See also
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References
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
Houses completed in 1770
Houses in Dublin, New Hampshire
National Register of Historic Places in Dublin, New Hampshire