Maj. John Gilman House
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| Location | 25 Cass St., Exeter, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates | 42°59′3″N 70°57′16″W / 42.98417°N 70.95444°W |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | 1738 |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000659[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 14, 1988 |
The Maj. John Gilman House is a historic house at 25 Cass Street in Exeter, New Hampshire, United States. Built in 1738, it is a well-preserved example of a Georgian gambrel-roof house, further notable for its association with the locally prominent Gilman family.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
Description and history
The John Gilman House is located north of Exeter's commercial and civic downtown area, at the southeast corner of Cass and Park streets. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a
The house was built in 1738 by Colonel John Gilman for his son, also named John. The elder Gilman lived in the nearby Gilman Garrison House, in which his son was born. It is one of only three gambrel-roofed houses to survive in the town from the Georgian period, and it is the least-altered of those. The Gilmans, both father and son, were prominent in the local militia and town affairs. Later residents included Thomas Odiorne, son-in-law of the younger Gilman, who was a successful merchant and manufacturer of equipment and parts for sailing ships.[2]
Major John Gilman held an enslaved African boy of fourteen years old,
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c "NRHP nomination for Maj. John Gilman House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ^ Dixon, David T. (Spring 2007). "Freedom Earned, Equality Denied". Historical New Hampshire. 61. NH Historical Society: 28–47.
