Adams House, Newington, New Hampshire
Newington (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
A watercolor painting of the Adams House in Newington, NH. Inscription reads, "Adams Place-Newington. 1717."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.50
Agassiz Basin, Woodstock, New Hampshire
Woodstock (N.H.)
Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
A watercolor painting of the Agassiz Basin in North Woodstock, NH. Inscription reads, "Agassoy Basin, Woodstock."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.141
Amazeen House, New Castle, New Hampshire
New Castle (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
A watercolor painting of the Amazeen House in New Castle. This house and the one next door were made famous by the 1682 folk tale, "The Stone Throwing Incident" in which George and Alice Walton, neighbors to John Amazeen, were targeted by "Lithobolia," or the "Stone-Throwing Devil."
Inscription reads, "Amazeen house, N. Castle. Scene of the Stone Throwing Devil."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.72
Androscoggin River, Bethel, Maine
Bethel (Me.)
Androscoggin River (N.H. and Me.)
Watercolors (paintings)
A watercolor painting of the Androscoggin River with a small boat tied up on the shore, from Bethel, Maine. Inscription reads, "Androscoggin River, Bethel."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.138
Appledore House, Isles of Shoals
Isles of Shoals (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
Located on Appledore Island at the Isles of Shoals, the Appledore House was built in 1847 by Thomas Laighton and Levi Thaxter. It opened June 15, 1848. The Appledore became a busy resort, and in 1905 delegates in Portsmouth for the Russo-Japanese Peace Treaty discussions visited for a reception. The hotel was lost to a fire in 1914.
According to Celia Thaxter, in Celia Thaxter, Among the Isles of Shoals [Boston: J.R. Osgood and Company, 1873], as late as 1873, "Philip Babb, or some evil-minded descendant of his, haunted Appledore."
Inscription reads, "Appledore House, Shoals. 1849."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.171
At Jackson Falls, New Hampshire
Jackson (N.H.)
Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
A watercolor painting near Jackson Falls. Inscription reads, "At Jackson Falls."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.161
Autumn view
Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
A watercolor painting depicting an autumn scene and featuring a body of water surrounded by trees with fall foliage. A building is visible on the opposite bank and mountains are seen in the distance.
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.150
Baker House, York, Maine
York (Me.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
A watercolor painting of the Baker House. Inscription reads, "Baker House, York."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.90
Barker Farm, Kennicut Mills
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
A watercolor painting of Barker Farm. Inscription reads, "Barker farm house, Kennicut Mills."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.164
Barn on Jones Avenue
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Barns
Watercolors (paintings)
A watercolor painting of a barn. Inscription reads, "Barn on Jones Avenue."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.30
Barrell House, York, Maine
York (Me.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
A watercolor painting of the Barrell House in York, Maine. Inscription reads, "Barrell House, York."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.82
Benning Wentworth House, front
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
"One of the best known and most visited of the historical places in our neighborhood. The house was built in 1750, by Gov. Benning Wentworth, who resided her until his death in 1770. He was appointed Governor of New Hampshire in 1741, at the time of the final separation of this state from Massachusetts, and his rather stormy administration continued until 1766, when he was succeeded by his nephew, John Wentworth. In 1755, being left a widower, he married his housemaid, Martha Hilton, the heroine of Longfellow’s poem of 'Lady Wentworth.' At his death, he left the estate to her, and she soon afterward married Col. Michael Wentworth, and English officer, not related to her first husband. Col. Wentworth had seen good service in Europe, having been engaged in 1745 at the battle of Culloden, under the Duke of Cumberland, and at the battle of Fontenoy in France, in 1746.
"During Washington’s visit to Portsmouth in 1789, Col. Wentworth, entertained him at his residence. In 1800 John Wentworth, a grandson of Mark Hunking, married the Colonel’s daughter Martha, and resided here until they went to Europe in 1816.
"The estate was then purchased by Charles Cushing, who married a daughter of Jacob Sheafe, and it remained in his family until 1885. The house originally contained 52 rooms, but their number has been somewhat reduced. The cellarage is very extensive, and was arranged for the stabling of 30 horses in time of danger. The whole establishment has been preserved as far as possible has been preserved as far as possible in its ancient form, and the surroundings are most picturesque."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "Wentworth House."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.37
Benning Wentworth House, side
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
"One of the best known and most visited of the historical places in our neighborhood. The house was built in 1750, by Gov. Benning Wentworth, who resided her until his death in 1770. He was appointed Governor of New Hampshire in 1741, at the time of the final separation of this state from Massachusetts, and his rather stormy administration continued until 1766, when he was succeeded by his nephew, John Wentworth. In 1755, being left a widower, he married his housemaid, Martha Hilton, the heroine of Longfellow’s poem of 'Lady Wentworth.' At his death, he left the estate to her, and she soon afterward married Col. Michael Wentworth, and English officer, not related to her first husband. Col. Wentworth had seen good service in Europe, having been engaged in 1745 at the battle of Culloden, under the Duke of Cumberland, and at the battle of Fontenoy in France, in 1746.
"During Washington’s visit to Portsmouth in 1789, Col. Wentworth, entertained him at his residence. In 1800 John Wentworth, a grandson of Mark Hunking, married the Colonel’s daughter Martha, and resided here until they went to Europe in 1816.
"The estate was then purchased by Charles Cushing, who married a daughter of Jacob Sheafe, and it remained in his family until 1885. The house originally contained 52 rooms, but their number has been somewhat reduced. The cellarage is very extensive, and was arranged for the stabling of 30 horses in time of danger. The whole establishment has been preserved as far as possible has been preserved as far as possible in its ancient form, and the surroundings are most picturesque."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "Gov. Wentworth House - Little Harbor, 1750."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.36
Boatswain Allen's House, New Castle, New Hampshire, front
New Castle (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
Located in New Castle, NH, this house belonged to Commodore Paul Jones' Boatswain. Inscription reads, "Boatswain Allen's House, N. Castle."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.70
Boatswain Allen's House, New Castle, New Hampshire, rear
New Castle (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
Located in New Castle, NH, this house belonged to Commodore Paul Jones' Boatswain. Inscription reads, "Back of Allen house."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.71
Bray House, Kittery, Maine
Kittery (Me.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
"Called in the neighborhood, Settler Bray’s house; one of the oldest buildings remaining in the country. It was built about 1660; its name being taken from John Bray, a ship builder, father of Mergery Bray, the wife of the elder Pepperell and mother of the Baronet. It was formerly much larger than now, the back part with a sloping rood, extending far towards what is now the main road. The visitor to this house and the Pepperell mansion, should remember that when they were built, the road had no existence, the houses being approached from the river, toward which they front. Of course they are not now seen to advantage. In one of the rooms of this house is an old picture, representing the siege of Louisburg, painted on a panel over the fireplace. The windows and banisters show extreme age. Near by the house, at the waterside, may be seen the ruins of the old wharf, where Mr. Bray and the Pepperells conducted their large business."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
The 1662 John Bray house located in Kittery Point is considered to be one of the oldest surviving homes in Maine.
Inscription reads, "Settler Bray's house, 1660. End of Pepperell house seen."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.57
Broughton House
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
A watercolor painting of the Broughton House on Salter Street, Portsmouth.
Inscription reads, "Old Houses in Portsmouth, N.H. / Broughton house, Salter St."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.3
Captain Dennett's House, York, Maine
York (Me.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
A watercolor painting of the home of Captain Dennett. Inscription reads, "Capt. Dennett's House, York."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.85
Carter's Notch, New Hampshire
Jackson (N.H.)
Landscapes
Watercolors (paintings)
A watercolor painting of Carter's Notch as seen from Jackson Falls. Carter's Notch is located in Bean's Purchase, Coos County, New Hampshire. Inscription reads, "Carter's Notch, from Jackson Falls."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.163
Church, Isles of Shoals
Isles of Shoals (N.H.)
Churches
Watercolors (paintings)
A watercolor painting of the Gosport Chapel on Star Island. Inscription reads, "Church at Shoals."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.79
Church, Plymouth, New Hampshire
Plymouth (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
A watercolor painting of a church and cemetery in Plymouth. Inscription reads, "Church at Plymouth, N.H. (oldest in state)."
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Mid to late 19th century
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PPL-AA1989.60.145