Reverend Samuel Haven House
Mid to late 19th century / Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Collection: Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
"Built about 1760 by Dr. Haven, who was pastor of the South Parish from 1752 to 1806. Dr. Haven was born in Framingham, Mass., in 1727. He was a warm patriot and an exemplary pastor. He dies in 1806, his wife surviving him but a few hours.
"The house was originally a two-story building with a gambrel rood. It was altered to its present form early in this century. An elm, more than a hundred years old, stood in front of it until within a few years."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "Haven House Pleasant St.."
~ Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900), “Reverend Samuel Haven House,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 22, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/844.
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Title
Reverend Samuel Haven House
Subject
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
"Built about 1760 by Dr. Haven, who was pastor of the South Parish from 1752 to 1806. Dr. Haven was born in Framingham, Mass., in 1727. He was a warm patriot and an exemplary pastor. He dies in 1806, his wife surviving him but a few hours.
"The house was originally a two-story building with a gambrel rood. It was altered to its present form early in this century. An elm, more than a hundred years old, stood in front of it until within a few years."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "Haven House Pleasant St.."
"The house was originally a two-story building with a gambrel rood. It was altered to its present form early in this century. An elm, more than a hundred years old, stood in front of it until within a few years."
Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.
Inscription reads, "Haven House Pleasant St.."
Creator
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
Mid to late 19th century
Rights
Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-AA1989.60.32
Watercolor Item Type Metadata
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901