Gen. John Stark House, Manchester

Name: Gen. John Stark House
Address: Elm St, Manchester, 03104, United States

#28 among attractions in Manchester

Museum, History museum

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The Gen. John Stark House is a historic house museum at 2000 Elm Street in Manchester, New Hampshire. The house, a single-story Cape style farmhouse, was built in 1736 by Archibald Stark. Stark's son John, a hero of the American Revolutionary War, lived in this house from 1736 to 1765; it is where he brought his new bride Molly, and where two of their children were born. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It is now operated as a museum by the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. ()

Built: 1736 (288 years ago)Coordinates: 43°0'30"N, 71°28'0"W

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Elm StEast Side Manchester (North End)Manchester 03104 United States

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Gen. John Stark House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stark Park, Currier Museum of Art, The Palace Theatre, City Hall.

0.5 miNW
Park
Stark Park, Manchester
13 min walk • Stark Park is a city park located on the north side of Manchester, New Hampshire. It is a 30-acre parcel of land between River Road and the Merrimack River, which was once part of the larger farm property of American Revolutionary War hero John Stark.
0.9 miSE
Museum, Art museum
Currier Museum of Art, Manchester
24 min walk • The Currier Museum of Art is an art museum in Manchester, New Hampshire, in the United States. It features European and American paintings, decorative arts, photographs and sculpture.
1.2 miS
Concerts and shows, Performing arts, Theater
The Palace Theatre, Manchester
31 min walk • The Palace Theatre is a stage production venue at 76-96 Hanover Street in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. Built in 1914, the theatre was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Athens Building.
1.2 miS
City hall, Gothic Revival architecture
City Hall, Manchester
31 min walk • The City Hall of Manchester, New Hampshire, is located at 908 Elm Street, the city's principal commercial thoroughfare. The brick-and-granite three-story structure was built in 1844-45 to a design by Boston architect Edward Shaw, and is a prominent early example of the Gothic Revival style in a civic building.
1.2 miSW
Church
Ste. Marie Church, Manchester
31 min walk • Ste. Marie Church is a Roman Catholic church on the West Side of Manchester, New Hampshire, in the United States.
1.1 miS
Church
Cathedral of St. Joseph, Manchester
29 min walk • The Cathedral of St. Joseph is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester in New Hampshire, United States. It is located at 145 Lowell Street in the downtown district.
0.5 miSW
Dam, Natural attraction, Visitor center
Amoskeag Falls, Manchester
13 min walk • The Amoskeag Falls are a set of waterfalls located in Manchester, New Hampshire on the Merrimack River.
1.1 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
America's Credit Union Museum, Manchester
29 min walk • America's Credit Union Museum is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, on the site of the first credit union founded in the United States. The museum is housed at the original location for St.
1.2 miS
Park
Victory Park Historic District, Manchester
30 min walk • The Victory Park Historic District of Manchester, New Hampshire, encompasses Victory Park, a city park laid out in 1838, and four buildings that face it across adjacent streets.
0.9 miN
Museum, Architecture, History museum
Zimmerman House, Manchester
25 min walk • The Zimmerman House is a historic house located in Manchester, New Hampshire. Built in 1951, it is the first of two houses in New Hampshire designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, and one of a modest number of Wright designs in the northeastern United States.
0.8 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture
St. George's School and Convent, Manchester
21 min walk • St George's School and Convent are a historic Roman Catholic complex at 124 Orange Street in Manchester, New Hampshire, United States. Built in 1898–99, they are among the city's finest examples of Romanesque architecture, built to support its burgeoning French Canadian population.

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Nearby attractions include William Parker Straw House, Manchester (4 min walk), Amoskeag Falls, Manchester (13 min walk), Stark Park, Manchester (13 min walk), District D, Manchester (17 min walk).