Gov. Meshech Weare House, Hampton Falls

Name: Gov. Meshech Weare House
Address: Hampton Falls, United States

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The Gov. Meshech Weare House is a historic house on Exeter Road in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. It was built in 1723, and is notable as the home of Meshech Weare, the first Governor of New Hampshire after it declared independence from the British crown. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. ()

Built: 1776 (248 years ago)Coordinates: 42°55'2"N, 70°52'0"W

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Hampton Falls United States

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Gov. Meshech Weare House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Lowell's Boat Shop, Hampton Beach, Macy-Colby House.

2.8 miE
Gambling, Casino, Music and shows
Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton
73 min walk • The Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom is a seasonal live music and comedy venue located on the boardwalk of Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, United States. The venue is open from April to November, and within those eight months schedules upwards of 70 shows. In 2010, Pollstar ranked the Casino Ballroom #23 in the Top 100 Worldwide Club Venues.
5.7 miSW
Historical place
Lowell's Boat Shop, Amesbury
146 min walk • Lowell's Boat Shop is a National Historic Landmark at 459 Main Street in Amesbury, Massachusetts. The shop was built in 1793 by Simeon Lowell. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
3 miE
42°54'32"N • 70°48'34"W
Hampton Beach, Hampton Falls
76 min walk • Beach, Park, Outdoor activities
5.9 miSW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Macy-Colby House, Amesbury
150 min walk • The Macy–Colby House is a historically significant saltbox house at 257 Main Street in Amesbury, Massachusetts. It is a historic house museum and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2008.
3 miSE
Park
Hampton Beach State Park, Hampton
77 min walk • Hampton Beach State Park is a 50-acre state park in the community of Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, United States. It is located on the southeastern edge of New Hampshire on a peninsula where the Hampton River meets the Atlantic Ocean.
5.6 miSW
Church
Amesbury Friends Meeting House, Amesbury
144 min walk • The Amesbury Friends Meetinghouse is a Friends Meeting House at 120 Friend Street in Amesbury, Massachusetts.
5.5 miNE
Botanical garden, Garden, Park
Fuller Gardens, North Hampton
140 min walk • Fuller Gardens is a seaside public botanical garden located at 10 Willow Avenue in the town of North Hampton, New Hampshire, United States, in a historic area known as "Little Boars Head".
5.5 miSW
History museum, Museum
John Greenleaf Whittier House, Amesbury
141 min walk • The John Greenleaf Whittier Home is a historic house located at 86 Friend Street, Amesbury, Massachusetts. It was the home of American poet and abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier from 1836 until his death in 1892, and is now a nonprofit museum open to the public May 1 through October 31; an admission fee is charged.
5.1 miSW
Museum, Church
Rocky Hill Meeting House, Amesbury
131 min walk • The Rocky Hill Meeting House is a well-preserved New England meeting house located on Old Portsmouth Road in Amesbury, Massachusetts.
5.9 miSW
History museum, Museum, Natural history museum
Bartlett Museum, Amesbury
150 min walk • The Bartlett Museum is a nonprofit museum located at 270 Main Street, Amesbury, Massachusetts. It is named after Josiah Bartlett, who was born in Amesbury, and later signed the United States Declaration of Independence.
5.8 miNW
Universities and schools
Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter
148 min walk • Phillips Exeter Academy is a highly selective, coeducational independent school for boarding and day students in grades 9 through 12, and offers a secondary postgraduate program.