Rundlet-May House, Portsmouth

Name: Rundlet-May House
Address: 364 Middle Street, Portsmouth, 03801-5016, United States
Telephone: +1 603-430-7531

#4 among attractions in Portsmouth

Museum, History museum, Top attraction, Historical place

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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. It is now owned by Historic New England and open seasonally for tours. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. ()

Built: 1807 (217 years ago)Coordinates: 43°4'17"N, 70°45'46"W

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364 Middle StreetPortsmouth 03801-5016 United States

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+1 603-430-7531

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Day trips

Rundlet-May House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

0.5 miNE
Museum, Library, Art museum
Portsmouth Athenæum, Portsmouth
13 min walk • The Portsmouth Athenæum is an independent membership library, gallery, and museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States.
0.5 miNE
Church
North Church, Portsmouth
12 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.
~1710 ftNE
Historical place, Memorial
African Burying Ground, Portsmouth
9 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.
0.7 miNE
Park, Garden, Theater
Prescott Park, Portsmouth
18 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.
~1810 ftNE
Music and shows, Nightlife, Theater
The Music Hall, Portsmouth
9 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.
~1550 ftNE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
John Paul Jones House, Portsmouth
8 min walk • The John Paul Jones House is a historic house at 43 Middle Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
0.4 miNE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Governor John Langdon House, Portsmouth
11 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.
0.7 miNE
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Players' Ring, Portsmouth
17 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.
0.4 miNE
Park
Haven Park, Portsmouth
12 min walk • The Haven-White House is a historic house at 229 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Built about 1800 for a prosperous merchant, it is an important early example of the city's Federal architecture, with numerous high-quality interior features, and a rare surviving period stable.
0.4 miNE
Church, Music venue
South Church, Portsmouth
10 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.
0.5 miN
Cemetery
Old North Cemetery, Portsmouth
13 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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Nearby attractions include Portsmouth Academy building, Portsmouth (8 min walk), John Paul Jones House, Portsmouth (8 min walk), Freewill Baptist Church-Peoples Baptist Church-New Hope Church, Portsmouth (8 min walk), Discover Portsmouth, Portsmouth (8 min walk).