Built in 1823, the Belknap Mill is the only building left that represents the first stage of the Industrial Revolution in America. It is the oldest, unaltered brick textile mill in the United States. The Belknap Mill was one of the first mills to convert from weaving to knitting during the Civil War. Listed on [...]
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Glynn House Inn: Belknap Mill
Posted in Historic Connections, tagged architectural significance, Civil War, historical, industrial revolution, Register Historic Places, textile mile on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Glynn House Inn: The Portsmouth Athenæum
Posted in Historic Connections, tagged cultural programs, exhibitions, library, membership library, photographs on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Portsmouth Athenæum is a non-profit membership library and museum, incorporated in 1817 and located in the heart of historic Portsmouth. While there were once hundreds of membership libraries across America, there are now fewer than twenty left. The Athenæum today continues this long tradition of mutual improvement by maintaining a library of over 40,000 [...]
Glynn House Inn: New Hampshire Historical Society
Posted in Historic Connections, tagged cultural history, extensive collection, premier organization on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The New Hampshire Historical Society is the state’s premier organization collecting, preserving, and sharing Granite State history. Its museum and library offer the most extensive collection of resources and materials related to New Hampshire history that can be found anywhere. The Society’s holdings reflect broadly the state’s economic, political, social, and cultural history.
Glynn House Inn: Currier Museum of Art
Posted in Area Activities, Historic Connections, tagged festival of art, new exhibitions, permanent collection on October 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Currier Museum of Art provides a lively, year-round festival of art, architecture and music. Several new exhibitions are offered each year. The permanent collection contains about 13,000 American and European works of art, representing nearly every medium.
Glynn House Inn: Wentworth-Gardner House
Posted in Historic Connections, tagged Georgian mansion, historic home, wealthy families on October 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Wentworth-Gardner House is a Georgian Mansion built for the British Royal Governor’s Brother as a wedding gift. Powerful and wealthy families lived in the home until it was sold to a local committee in 1940. The house is open Tuesday through Sunday from June until mid-October.
Glynn House Inn: Whipple House
Posted in Historic Connections, tagged historic Ashland, museum, National Register, Nobel Prize, Whipple House on October 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The historic Whipple House shows many historic Ashland photos and artifacts. The home is on National Register. It was built in 1837 as two family houses by Obadiah Smith, and occupied by five generations of his family. The house was also the birthplace and childhood home of Dr. George Hoyt Whipple, winner of 1934 Nobel [...]
Glynn House Inn: Gorham Historical Society
Posted in Historic Connections, tagged caboose, model railroad, railroad exhibits, steam engine on October 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Gorham Historical Society is housed in the former Grand Trunk Railroad station. Displays include a steam engine, diesel engine, Russell snowplow, caboose, plus RR boxcars with model railroad and unique Crockett-Quinn ‘Railroadania’ exhibit. The 1907 building was used as station until 1968. The building is open summer weekends.
Glynn House Inn: Mary Baker Eddy Historic Homes
Posted in Historic Connections, tagged 19th century, collection, history, Mary Baker Eddy, museum on October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The eight historic houses in Longyear Museum’s collection trace Mary Baker Eddy’s footsteps as Discoverer, Founder, and Leader of Christian Science. Each house marks a stage of Mrs. Eddy’s life, from the struggles of her earlier New Hampshire years to the years of accomplishment represented by her home at Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Her story is [...]
Glynn House Inn: The Woodman Institute Museum
Posted in Historic Connections, tagged extensive collection, museum, President Lincoln on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The three story building that is called The Woodman Institute Museum was built in 1818 and has been a museum for over a century. Museum exhibits include an extensive collection of labeled rocks, fossils, Indian artifacts, mammals, marine life and birds. The Woodman home also includes a saddle used by President Lincoln just before he [...]
Glynn House Inn: Plymouth Historical Society
Posted in Historic Connections, tagged classic clothing, collections, memorabilia, vintage structure on October 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Plymouth Historical Museum collection includes pictures, personal memorabilia, collections, classic clothing, and other historic artifacts. The Museum is housed in the former Plymouth Public Library building. The vintage 1774 structure is currently the oldest building in the State of New Hampshire that was specifically built for courthouse use.
