Gov. John Butler Smith House, Hillsborough

Name: Gov. John Butler Smith House
Address: Hillsborough, United States

#3 among attractions in Hillsborough

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The Gov. John Butler Smith House, also now known as the Community Building, is a historic house at 29 School Street in Hillsborough, New Hampshire. The large Queen Anne Victorian is significant as one of few known residential works of a prolific New Hampshire architect, William M. Butterfield, and as the home of John Butler Smith, a principal owner of the local Contoocook Mills, who also served as governor of New Hampshire. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. ()

Built: 1892 (132 years ago)Architectural style: Queen Anne style architectureCoordinates: 43°6'59"N, 71°53'47"W

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Gov. John Butler Smith House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pats Peak, Franklin Pierce Homestead, Henniker Town Hall, Rollins State Park.

5.9 miNE
Winter sport, Ski area
Pats Peak, Henniker
151 min walk • Pats Peak is an independent alpine ski resort located in Henniker, New Hampshire, in the United States. The ski area opened in 1963 and has a vertical drop of 770 feet. It is roughly a 90-minute drive from Boston, Massachusetts.
2.7 miW
Historical place, Shopping, History museum
Franklin Pierce Homestead, Hillsborough
69 min walk • The Franklin Pierce Homestead is a historic house museum and state park located in Hillsborough, New Hampshire. It was the childhood home of the fourteenth president of the United States, Franklin Pierce.
5.5 miNE
City hall
Henniker Town Hall, Henniker
139 min walk • The Henniker Town Hall is the town hall of Henniker, New Hampshire. The wood-frame building, built in 1786–87, is one of a small number of surviving 18th century meetinghouses in New Hampshire.
2.5 miE
Natural attraction, Protected area
Rollins State Park
65 min walk • Rollins State Park is a public recreation area on the southern slope of Mount Kearsarge in Warner, New Hampshire. The state park is at the entrance to an auto road that ascends to within 0.5 miles of the summit.
5.7 miNE
43°10'46"N • 71°49'25"W
Tucker Free Library, Henniker
145 min walk • Library
4.8 miW
Natural attraction, Protected area
Clough State Park
122 min walk • Clough State Park is a public recreation area on the east side of Everett Lake, a 150-acre reservoir formed by a dam on the Piscataquog River, in Weare, New Hampshire.
5.6 miNE
Universities and schools
New England College, Henniker
142 min walk • New England College is a private liberal arts college in Henniker, New Hampshire. As of Fall 2020 New England College’s enrollment was 4,327 students. The college is regionally accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.