Portsmouth, NH Photos

Portsmouth is noted for a heritage district which is partially contained within an open-air museum called Strawbery Banke on the National Register. This old seaport village has a fine array of colonial & Georgian houses. Across the Piscataqua River is the soon-to-be-closed Portsmouth Naval Shipyard which was established 1800. The Memorial Bridge (1923) is one of more picturesque lift bridges in the USA.

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Boats on Piscataqua River with Kittery, ME on far bank.	Boats on Piscataqua River with Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (established 1800) on far bank.	Coast Guard ship at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.	Cranes at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

Memorial lift Bridge over Piscataqua River in closed position.	Memorial Bridge span being opened.	Oracle House (c1702) built by the Honorable Richard Wibird, British Naval Officer, merchant, member of the King's Council & benefactor of Harvard University.	Oracle House where the first newspaper in New Hampshire was published by Charles Peirce in the 18th C. at Strawbery Banke.

Hollyhock flowers at Strawbery Banke.	Daisies at Strawbery Banke.	Sherburne house (c1695, expanded c1705) at Strawbery Banke open air museum. Style: New England Colonial.	Leaded glass colonial window detail of Sherburne house at Strawbery Banke.

Jackson house (c1790) & back of Sherburne house at Strawbery Banke.	Garden at Strawbery Banke.	Shapely-Drisco hour (c1795) at Strawbery Banke. Style: Georgian.	Lowd house (c1810) at Strawbery Banke. Style: Georgian.

Jones house (c1790) at Strawbery Banke. Style: Georgian.	Along Jefferson Street with Rider-Wood house (1830s) closest at Strawbery Banke. Style: Federalist.	Shapiro house (c1795) at Strawbery Banke. Style: Georgian.	Yeaton house (c1795) at Strawbery Banke. Style: Georgian.

Hough house (c1750, altered 1860) at Strawbery Banke. Style: Georgian.	Goodwin Mansion (c1811) moved to Strawbery Banke. Style: Greek revival.	Goodwin Mansion garden at Strawbery Banke.	Stoodley's Tavern (c1761) moved to Strawbery Banke. Style: Georgian.

Joshua Wentworth house (c1770) moved to Strawbery Banke. Style: Georgian.	Chas house (c1762) at Strawbery Banke.	William Pitt Tavern (c1766) at Strawbery Banke. Style: Georgian.	Thomas Bailey Aldrich house (c1797) at Strawbery Banke home of the Victorian poet & novelist.

Thomas Bailey Aldrich memorial garden at Strawbery Banke.	Dinsmoor Cooperage Shop (c1800) moved to Strawbery Banke.	Stable (c1890) at Strawbery Banke.	Marden-Abbot house (c1720) fitted out as World War II grocery store as it once served at Strawbery Banke.