Henry Sherburne House, Portsmouth

Name: Henry Sherburne House
Address: Portsmouth, United States

#42 among attractions in Portsmouth

Georgian architecture

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The Henry Sherburne House is a historic house at 62 Deer Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Built about 1766, it is a well-preserved example of late Georgian architecture in the city, distinctive for its scrolled pediment entrance surrounded, the only in situ period example of its style. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. ()

Built: 1766 (258 years ago)Coordinates: 43°4'44"N, 70°45'41"W

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Henry Sherburne House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Portsmouth Athenæum, North Church, African Burying Ground, Prescott Park.

~1230 ftSE
Museum, Library, Art museum
Portsmouth Athenæum, Portsmouth
6 min walk • The Portsmouth Athenæum is an independent membership library, gallery, and museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States.
~1250 ftSE
Church
North Church, Portsmouth
7 min walk • The North Church of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States, is a historic Congregational church located in Market Square. Sited directly across from the Portsmouth Athenæum, it features an Italianate edifice and a steeple visible from most of the city, the Piscataqua River, and communities on its western bank in Maine.
~1610 ftSE
Historical place, Memorial
African Burying Ground, Portsmouth
8 min walk • The Portsmouth African Burying Ground is a memorial park on Chestnut Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The memorial park sits on top of an 18th century gravesite containing almost two hundred freed and enslaved African people.
0.5 miE
Park, Garden, Theater
Prescott Park, Portsmouth
13 min walk • Prescott Park is a ten-plus acre waterfront park in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The land was purchased in the 1930s by two sisters, Josie and Sarah Prescott.
~1310 ftSE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Theater
The Music Hall, Portsmouth
7 min walk • 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.
~350 ftE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Moffatt-Ladd House, Portsmouth
2 min walk • 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. The 1763 Georgian house was the home of William Whipple, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Revolutionary War general.
~1410 ftS
Museum, History museum, Historical place
John Paul Jones House, Portsmouth
7 min walk • The John Paul Jones House is a historic house at 43 Middle Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
~1560 ftE
Church
St. John's Church, Portsmouth
8 min walk • St. John's Church is a historic church at 101 Chapel Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The brick building was designed by Alexander Parris and built in 1807; it was the first brick church in the state of New Hampshire, and is a rare surviving early design by Parris.
0.5 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Players' Ring, Portsmouth
13 min walk • The Players' Ring Theatre is a theater located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The black box theater has a seating capacity of 75.
~1680 ftNW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Jackson House, Portsmouth
9 min walk • 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. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968.
~1630 ftSE
Church, Music venue
South Church, Portsmouth
8 min walk • South Parish is the historic name of a church at 292 State Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in the United States. The church building, built in 1824-26, is one of the earliest examples of Classical Revival architecture in New England, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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Which popular attractions are close to Henry Sherburne House?

Nearby attractions include Whidden-Ward House, Portsmouth (1 min walk), John Hart House, Portsmouth (2 min walk), Moffatt-Ladd House, Portsmouth (2 min walk), Hart-Rice House, Portsmouth (2 min walk).