House by the Side of the Road, Tilton

Name: House by the Side of the Road
Address: Tilton, United States

#5 among attractions in Tilton

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The House by the Side of the Road is a historic house at 61 School Street in Tilton, New Hampshire. The house, built c. 1783, is a modest 1+1⁄2-story Cape style house that is five bays wide, with a center entry and a central chimney. The house is locally notable as the home of poet Sam Walter Foss in 1877–78, when he was attending Tilton Seminary, and has been known as the "House by the Side of Road" after Foss's poem of the same name, since the 1890s. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. ()

Built: 1783 (241 years ago)Coordinates: 43°26'51"N, 71°35'24"W

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Tilton United States

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House by the Side of the Road – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Memorial Arch of Tilton, Hall Memorial Library, Tilton Island Park Bridge, Charles E. Tilton Mansion.

0.5 miS
Park, Memorial
Memorial Arch of Tilton, Tilton
13 min walk • The Memorial Arch of Tilton, sometimes referred to as Tilton's Folly, is a historic arch on Elm Street in Northfield, New Hampshire, United States, on a hill overlooking the town of Tilton. The 55-foot-tall arch was built by Charles E.
0.4 miS
Library, Romanesque architecture
Hall Memorial Library, Tilton
11 min walk • The Hall Memorial Library is the public library of Tilton and Northfield, New Hampshire. It is located at 18 Park Street in Northfield, in an 1887 Richardsonian Romanesque building.
~1910 ftSE
Bridge
Tilton Island Park Bridge, Tilton
10 min walk • The Tilton Island Park Bridge is a foot bridge in Tilton, New Hampshire. It spans a portion of the Winnipesaukee River just east of downtown Tilton, providing access to Tilton Island Park, located on an island in the river.
~1350 ftS
Library, Park
Charles E. Tilton Mansion, Tilton
7 min walk • The Charles E. Tilton Mansion, now the Lucian Hunt Library, stands on the campus of the Tilton School in Tilton, New Hampshire, United States.

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Which popular attractions are close to House by the Side of the Road?

Nearby attractions include Charles E. Tilton Mansion, Tilton (7 min walk), Tilton Island Park Bridge, Tilton (10 min walk), Hall Memorial Library, Tilton (11 min walk), Memorial Arch of Tilton, Tilton (13 min walk).