Pickering Farm
Mid to late 19th century / Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
"Built about 1780 by Edward Hart. At the time it was built, the tide from the North Pond flowed as far as this spot, showing how nearly enclosed by the sea Portsmouth originally was.
"Mr. Hart was, at this time, the only baker in Portsmouth, and the livery stable adjoining the house was built for his bake-house. The hot bread was at first carried round to customers on a horse’s back, in panniers, but this was found to be injurious to the horse, and a cart was substituted.
"The house afterward passed into the hands of Judge John Pickering, a direct descendant of John Pickering 1st, and the immediate ancestor of many of our Portsmouth families."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "Pickering Farm House, Peverly Road, burnt 1878."
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"Mr. Hart was, at this time, the only baker in Portsmouth, and the livery stable adjoining the house was built for his bake-house. The hot bread was at first carried round to customers on a horse’s back, in panniers, but this was found to be injurious to the horse, and a cart was substituted.
"The house afterward passed into the hands of Judge John Pickering, a direct descendant of John Pickering 1st, and the immediate ancestor of many of our Portsmouth families."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "Pickering Farm House, Peverly Road, burnt 1878."