The Truth about Bricks and Mortar
Mason John Wastrom says we may be hurting the buildings we're trying to save
1886 Ice Storm Photos Frozen in Time
Victorians didn't miss electricity or wi-fi but worried about the symmetry of damaged shade trees
The Many Homes of Daniel Webster
Webster made a lot of real estate deals, four in Portsmouth, NH
Ring in the New, Recycle the Old
Young meets old on Daniel Street
How the Civic Theater Was Born
Previously unseen records reveal failed WWII business deals
Controversial McIntyre Building Stands on Historic Land
Long before McIntyre, there were the Graffort, Jaffrey, and Stoodley
Portsmouth Razed and Portsmouth Saved
Despite the Chicken Littles, the city has an excellent preservation record
Saving the Music Hall Again
"Culture, not condos!" Seacoast protestors chanted
The Brief Life of the First Fated Oceanic Hotel
John Poor destroyed the town of Gosport to build a luxury hotel that burned
Last Call for Stoodley’s Tavern on Daniel Street
The second tavern of James Stoodley before its move to Strawbery Banke Museum
Two Worlds of Portsmouth Architecture
Portsmouth was “little in touch with the old, having scant sympathy with its point of view.”
An Idyllic Chapel Among the Pines
Pastoral scenery, spiritualism, and classic architecture in one woodsy spot