John Paul Jones House, Portsmouth

Name: John Paul Jones House
Address: 43 Middle Street, Portsmouth, 03801-4302, United States
Telephone: +1 603-436-8420

#14 among attractions in Portsmouth

Museum, History museum, Historical place, Specialty museum

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The John Paul Jones House is a historic house at 43 Middle Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Now a historic house museum and a National Historic Landmark, it is most significant as the only known surviving structure in the United States associated with American Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones, who was resident here in 1781-82 when it was operated as a boarding house. ()

Built: 1758 (266 years ago)Coordinates: 43°4'30"N, 70°45'37"W

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43 Middle StreetPortsmouth 03801-4302 United States

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+1 603-436-8420

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Nearby attractions include: Rundlet-May House, Portsmouth Athenæum, North Church, African Burying Ground.

~1550 ftSW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Rundlet-May House, Portsmouth
8 min walk • The Rundlet-May House is a historic house museum at 364 Middle Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. Built in 1807, it is a well-preserved example of a high-end Federal style mansion, built for a wealthy merchant. The house is of particular significance due to the survival of early documentation related to its construction.
~1040 ftNE
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.
~890 ftNE
Church
North Church, Portsmouth
5 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.
~410 ftE
Historical place, Memorial
African Burying Ground, Portsmouth
2 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.
0.4 miE
Park, Garden, Theater
Prescott Park, Portsmouth
12 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.
~280 ftNE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Theater
The Music Hall, Portsmouth
2 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.
~1310 ftN
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Moffatt-Ladd House, Portsmouth
7 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.
~1040 ftE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Governor John Langdon House, Portsmouth
6 min walk • The Governor John Langdon House, also known as Governor John Langdon Mansion, is a historic mansion house at 143 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States.
0.4 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Players' Ring, Portsmouth
11 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.
~730 ftE
Church, Music venue
South Church, Portsmouth
4 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.
~1430 ftNW
Cemetery
Old North Cemetery, Portsmouth
7 min walk • Old North Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Maplewood Avenue in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It is a roughly 1.5-acre parcel of land north of the city center on the shore of North Mill Pond. Its earliest burials are dated to 1751, although it was not formally established as a cemetery until 1753.

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When is John Paul Jones House open?

John Paul Jones House is open:

Monday 11 am - 5 pm
Tuesday 11 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 11 am - 5 pm
Thursday 11 am - 5 pm
Friday 11 am - 5 pm
Saturday 11 am - 5 pm
Sunday 11 am - 5 pm

Which popular attractions are close to John Paul Jones House?

Nearby attractions include Discover Portsmouth, Portsmouth (1 min walk), The Music Hall, Portsmouth (2 min walk), Portsmouth Academy building, Portsmouth (2 min walk), African Burying Ground, Portsmouth (2 min walk).