Mark Wentworth House
Gov. John Wentworth House | |
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Location | 346 Pleasant Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
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Coordinates | 43°4′25″N 70°45′14″W / 43.07361°N 70.75389°W |
Built | 1763 |
Architectural style | Georgian |
NRHP reference No. | 73000175 |
Added to NRHP | June 29, 1973[1] |
The Mark Wentworth House, also known as the Gov. John Wentworth House, is a historic house at 346 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. Built in 1763, it is notable for its fine Georgian finishes, and for its associations with leading political and economic figures of 18th and 19th-century Portsmouth. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1] It has since the early 20th century been part of a senior care complex.
Description and history
The Mark Wentworth House stands southeast of downtown Portsmouth, on the south side of Pleasant Street at Wentworth Street. The house is oriented facing north to the street, and is extended southward to the South Mill Pond by a large modern addition that houses the bulk of the senior care facilities. The house is 2+1⁄2 stories in height, with a hip roof and clapboarded exterior. The building corners have wooden quoins, and the cornice is lined with modillion blocks. The main facade is five bays wide, with symmetrical arrangement. The entrance at the center is topped by a half-round transom window, and is sheltered by a Federal-period portico with a modillioned cornice and hip roof surrounded by a low balustrade. The interior of the house continues the high quality wooden finishes.[2]
The mansion was built in 1763 by Henry Appleton, a merchant, who sold it to Mark Hunking Wentworth, one of New Hampshire's wealthiest merchants and landowners, the following year. Wentworth's son
See also
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References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Gov. John Wentworth House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
- ^ "History". Mark Wentworth Home. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-07-30.
External links
- Wentworth Senior Living, senior living community