St. John's Church, Portsmouth

Name: St. John's Church
Address: Portsmouth, United States

#17 among attractions in Portsmouth

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St. John's Church is a historic church at 101 Chapel Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. The brick building was designed by Alexander Parris and built in 1807; it was the first brick church in the state of New Hampshire, and is a rare surviving early design by Parris. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The church is home to an Episcopal congregation organized in 1732, with roots in the city's 17th-century founding. ()

Built: 1807 (217 years ago)Coordinates: 43°4'42"N, 70°45'20"W

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St. John's Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Point of Graves Burial Ground, Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth Athenæum, North Church.

~1630 ftSE
Cemetery
Point of Graves Burial Ground, Portsmouth
8 min walk • Point of Graves Burial Ground is a small historic cemetery in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, dating to the 17th century. It was the final resting place for many of Portsmouth's prominent residents including the Wentworth family, the Vaughan family, the Rogers, and the Lears.
~1040 ftSE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Strawbery Banke Museum, Portsmouth
6 min walk • Strawbery Banke is an outdoor history museum located in the South End historic district of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It is the oldest neighborhood in New Hampshire to be settled by Europeans, and the earliest neighborhood remaining in the present-day city of Portsmouth.
~670 ftSW
Museum, Library, Art museum
Portsmouth Athenæum, Portsmouth
4 min walk • The Portsmouth Athenæum is an independent membership library, gallery, and museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States.
~830 ftSW
Church
North Church, Portsmouth
4 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.
~1500 ftSW
Historical place, Memorial
African Burying Ground, Portsmouth
8 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.
~1030 ftE
Park, Garden, Theater
Prescott Park, Portsmouth
5 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.
~1430 ftSW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Theater
The Music Hall, Portsmouth
7 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.
~1210 ftW
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Moffatt-Ladd House, Portsmouth
6 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.
~390 ftSE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
MacPheadris–Warner House, Portsmouth
2 min walk • The Warner House, formerly known as the MacPheadris–Warner House, is a historic house museum at 150 Daniel Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. Built 1716–1718, it is the oldest, urban brick house in northern New England, and is one of the finest early-Georgian brick houses in New England.
~1120 ftS
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.
~1180 ftSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Players' Ring, Portsmouth
6 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.

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Nearby attractions include St. John's Episcopal Church, Portsmouth (2 min walk), MacPheadris–Warner House, Portsmouth (2 min walk), Portsmouth Athenæum, Portsmouth (4 min walk), Portsmouth Downtown Historic District, Portsmouth (4 min walk).