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Architecture

My House is Not for Sale!

by J. Dennis Robinson

I wondered who was sending these weird postcards

Read moreMy House is Not for Sale!

Beautiful Downtown Portsmouth in 1940

by Vintage Pics

Beautify America--Get a haircut!

Read moreBeautiful Downtown Portsmouth in 1940

They Left New England for Canada and Took Their Houses

by Guest Author

A Canadian perspective on early migration north to Nova Scotia and beyond

Read moreThey Left New England for Canada and Took Their Houses

The Other John Paul Jones House

by Vintage Pics

It's now privately owned in Fredericksburg

Read moreThe Other John Paul Jones House

Restoring the Athenaeum Reading Room

by J. Dennis Robinson

Channeling the past to shape the future

Read moreRestoring the Athenaeum Reading Room

The Day They Razed the State House

by Guest Author

Charles Brewster was the last reporter
to set foot in the fated building

Read moreThe Day They Razed the State House

A Detailed Timeline of the Old NH State House

by Guest Author

From the heart of NH's provincial capital to a trailer full of rotten timbers

Read moreA Detailed Timeline of the Old NH State House

Where Kittery Got Its Name

by Vintage Pics

A New England town named after a house in Devon, England

Read moreWhere Kittery Got Its Name

Living on Deer Street Before We Tore It Down

by Vintage Pics

The Library of Congress saved a few precious photos of the lost North End

Read moreLiving on Deer Street Before We Tore It Down

Naval Hero George Dewey Loved Susan Goodwin of Portsmouth

by J. Dennis Robinson

They married at the governor’s mansion, but she died young

Read moreNaval Hero George Dewey Loved Susan Goodwin of Portsmouth

When a Building You Love Dies

by J. Dennis Robinson

State Street fire sparks memories

Read moreWhen a Building You Love Dies

The Bold Plan to Turn Portsmouth into a National Park

by J. Dennis Robinson

Two Kittery Point men pitched a“Maritime Village” project n in 1936

Read moreThe Bold Plan to Turn Portsmouth into a National Park
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