Watercolor

Thompson House

Mid to late 19th century / Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)

VP013_CaptThompsonHouse_6in.jpg

"Built by Capt. Thomas Thompson in 1784. Capt. Thompson was one of the first naval officers commissioned by the Continental Congress. He commanded the frigate Raleigh, and afterwards (1785) was colonel of a regiment of artillery. The house was long the residence of Dr. Josiah Dwight, who married a daughter of Capt. Thompson. A large and ancient elm stands on the premises.

"The spot where the barn stands was previously occupied by a Sandemanian meeting house, built in 1764, when Mr. Sandeman first promulgated his tenets. When this house was built by Capt. Thompson, the meeting house was taken down, and the society afterwards worshipped in a room in the brick schoolhouse on State street."

Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.

Inscription reads, "Capt. Thompson's house (Dwight). Pleasant St."

~ Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900), “Thompson House,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed November 7, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/862.

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Title

Thompson House

Subject

Portsmouth (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)

Description

"Built by Capt. Thomas Thompson in 1784. Capt. Thompson was one of the first naval officers commissioned by the Continental Congress. He commanded the frigate Raleigh, and afterwards (1785) was colonel of a regiment of artillery. The house was long the residence of Dr. Josiah Dwight, who married a daughter of Capt. Thompson. A large and ancient elm stands on the premises.

"The spot where the barn stands was previously occupied by a Sandemanian meeting house, built in 1764, when Mr. Sandeman first promulgated his tenets. When this house was built by Capt. Thompson, the meeting house was taken down, and the society afterwards worshipped in a room in the brick schoolhouse on State street."

Excerpted from The Portsmouth Guide Book, 1896, by Sarah Haven Foster.

Inscription reads, "Capt. Thompson's house (Dwight). 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

Format

Jpg derived from Tif

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

PPL-AA1989.60.13

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Provenance

Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901