The William K. Eastman House, also known as the Eastman-Lord House, is a
historic house museum
A historic house museum is a house of historic significance that has been transformed into a museum. Historic furnishings may be displayed in a way that reflects their original placement and usage in a home. Historic house museums are held to a ...
at 100 Main Street in
Conway, New Hampshire. Built in 1818, it was the home of William K. Eastman, a prominent local businessman, politician, and civic leader until his death in 1879. Now home to the Conway Historical Society, it was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2001.
Description and history
The William K. Eastman House stands in near the center of
Conway Village, on the north side of Main Street (
New Hampshire Route 16), a short way west of its crossing of the
outlet of Pequawket Pond. It is a -story wood-frame structure, with a side-gable roof and clapboarded exterior. It has a symmetrical five-bay front facade, with a center entrance framed by sidelight windows, pilasters, and an entablature. It is sheltered by a Victorian hip-roof porch three bays wide, with turned posts and decorative jigsawn brackets.
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The house was built in 1818 by William K. Eastman, who made it his home until his death in 1879. Eastman was a major economic force in Conway, operating a tannery, general store, and mill. His mill and tannery operations were located just to the east, using Pequawket Pond as a power source; none of these industrial properties have survived. He was also prominent in local politics, serving as sheriff, town selectman, and in the state legislature. He was wealthy enough to afford a four-wheel chaise coach, one of fifteen men to do so in the town's 1840 census. He sold the house in 1879 and moved to ]Minnesota
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, where he died.
See also
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Carroll County, New Hampshire
References
External links
Conway Historical Society
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
Federal architecture in New Hampshire
Greek Revival houses in New Hampshire
Houses completed in 1818
Houses in Carroll County, New Hampshire
Museums in Carroll County, New Hampshire
Historic house museums in New Hampshire
National Register of Historic Places in Carroll County, New Hampshire
Conway, New Hampshire