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New Hampshire currently has 23 National Historic Landmarks; the most recent addition was The Epic of American Civilization murals located at Dartmouth College, added in 2013. Three of the sites—Canterbury Shaker Village, Harrisville Historic District, and the MacDowell Colony—are categorized as National Historic Landmark Districts. One site, the Augustus Saint-Gaudens Memorial, is categorized as a National Historical Park.

The National Historic Landmark program is operated in the United States under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources nationwide according to a list of criteria of national significance. National Historic Landmarks are a subset of the properties listed in the larger National Register of Historic Places.

National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire

Landmark name Image Date designated Location County Description
1 USS Albacore (Submarine)
Launching of USS Albacore in 1953
April 11, 1989
(#89001077)
Portsmouth
43°04′58″N 70°45′59″W / 43.0827°N 70.7663°W / 43.0827; -70.7663 (USS Albacore (Submarine))
Rockingham Tear-drop shaped submarine.
2 Josiah Bartlett House
Josiah Bartlett House
November 11, 1971
(#71000050)
Kingston
42°56′04″N 71°03′18″W / 42.9344°N 71.0549°W / 42.9344; -71.0549 (Josiah Bartlett House)
Rockingham Home of New Hampshire politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence Josiah Bartlett.
3 Canterbury Shaker Village
Shaker Village c. 1920
April 19, 1993
(#75000129)
Canterbury
43°21′32″N 71°29′24″W / 43.35888888888889°N 71.49°W / 43.35888888888889; -71.49 (Canterbury Shaker Village)
Merrimack One of the best-preserved Shaker villages.
4 Salmon P. Chase Birthplace and Boyhood Home
Salmon Chase Birthplace
May 15, 1975
(#75000133)
Cornish
43°27′11″N 72°23′14″W / 43.4531°N 72.3872°W / 43.4531; -72.3872 (Salmon P. Chase Birthplace and Boyhood Home)
Sullivan Birthplace and childhood home of Salmon P. Chase.
5 E.E. Cummings House
Joy Farm
November 11, 1971
(#71000048)
Silver Lake
43°54′49″N 71°11′01″W / 43.9137°N 71.1836°W / 43.9137; -71.1836 (E.E. Cummings House)
Carroll Home of poet E. E. Cummings.
6 The Epic of American Civilization Murals
Orozco murals at Dartmouth College
February 27, 2013
(#13000283)
Hanover
43°42′18″N 72°17′21″W / 43.705°N 72.2892°W / 43.705; -72.2892 (The Epic of American Civilization Murals)
Grafton A major series of murals by Mexican 20th century muralist José Clemente Orozco in Dartmouth's Baker Memorial Library.
7 Robert Frost Homestead
Robert Frost Homestead
May 23, 1968
(#68000008)
Derry
42°52′18″N 71°17′42″W / 42.87166666666667°N 71.295°W / 42.87166666666667; -71.295 (Robert Frost Homestead)
Rockingham Home of poet Robert Frost.
8 Harrisville Historic District
100 px
December 22, 1977
(#71000072)
Harrisville and vicinity
42°56′42″N 72°05′37″W / 42.94499999999999°N 72.0936111111111°W / 42.94499999999999; -72.0936111111111 (Harrisville Historic District)
Cheshire A picturesque and uniquely well-preserved mill town.
9 Richard Jackson House
Richard Jackson House
November 24, 1968
(#68000009)
Portsmouth
43°04′52″N 70°46′01″W / 43.081°N 70.7669°W / 43.081; -70.7669 (Richard Jackson House)
Rockingham Oldest surviving wooden house in the state.
10 John Paul Jones House
John Paul Jones House
November 28, 1972
(#72000084)
Portsmouth
43°04′29″N 70°45′38″W / 43.0747°N 70.7605°W / 43.0747; -70.7605 (John Paul Jones House)
Rockingham American Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones boarded here in 1781-82, while supervising construction of a new battleship, the America.
11 Ladd-Gilman House
Ladd-Gilman House
December 2, 1974
(#74002055)
Exeter
42°58′55″N 70°56′56″W / 42.9820°N 70.9489°W / 42.9820; -70.9489 (Ladd-Gilman House)
Rockingham One of the state's first brick houses, now part of the American Independence Museum.
12 Governor John Langdon Mansion
John Langdon House
December 2, 1974
(#74000197)
Portsmouth
43°04′30″N 70°45′22″W / 43.0749°N 70.7562°W / 43.0749; -70.7562 (Governor John Langdon Mansion)
Rockingham Great Georgian house built in 1784, home of John Langdon.
13 MacDowell Colony
MacDowell Colony
December 29, 1962
(#66000026)
Peterborough
42°53′24″N 71°57′18″W / 42.89°N 71.955°W / 42.89; -71.955 (MacDowell Colony)
Hillsborough A historic artists' colony established by the widow of composer Edward MacDowell.
14 MacPheadris–Warner House
Warner House
October 9, 1960
(#66000028)
Portsmouth
43°04′39″N 70°45′18″W / 43.0776°N 70.7549°W / 43.0776; -70.7549 (MacPheadris–Warner House)
Rockingham Built around 1720, this home is one of the finest Georgian brick houses in New England. Its lightning rod may have been the first installed in the area.
15 Moffatt-Ladd House
Moffatt-Ladd House
November 24, 1968
(#68000010)
Portsmouth
43°04′43″N 70°45′29″W / 43.0787°N 70.7581°W / 43.0787; -70.7581 (Moffatt-Ladd House)
Rockingham 1763 home of William Whipple, American Revolutionary War soldier and signer of the Declaration of Independence.
16 Mount Washington Hotel
The Mount Washington Hotel near Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
June 24, 1986
(#78000213)
Carroll
44°15′29″N 71°26′25″W / 44.25805555555556°N 71.44027777777778°W / 44.25805555555556; -71.44027777777778 (Mount Washington Hotel)
Coos Huge spa hotel in the White Mountains; site of 1944 Bretton Woods international monetary conference.
17 Franklin Pierce Homestead
The Pierce Homestead
July 4, 1961
(#66000027)
Hillsborough
43°06′59″N 71°57′02″W / 43.11638888888889°N 71.95055555555555°W / 43.11638888888889; -71.95055555555555 (Franklin Pierce Homestead)
Hillsborough Childhood home of U.S. President Franklin Pierce.
18 Augustus Saint-Gaudens Memorial
Statues on exhibit
June 13, 1962
(#66000120)
Cornish
43°30′03″N 72°22′05″W / 43.50083333333333°N 72.36805555555554°W / 43.50083333333333; -72.36805555555554 (Augustus Saint-Gaudens Memorial)
Sullivan Home and studio of American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.
19 John Sullivan House
1937 HABS photo
November 28, 1972
(#72000089)
Durham
43°07′55″N 70°55′11″W / 43.1320°N 70.9197°W / 43.1320; -70.9197 (John Sullivan House)
Strafford Home of American Revolutionary War General and governor of New Hampshire John Sullivan.
20 Matthew Thornton House
Matthew Thornton House
November 11, 1971
(#71000053)
Derry Village
42°53′38″N 71°18′47″W / 42.8938°N 71.3131°W / 42.8938; -71.3131 (Matthew Thornton House)
Rockingham Home of politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence Matthew Thornton.
21 Daniel Webster Family Home
Daniel Webster Family Home
May 30, 1974
(#74000196)
West Franklin
43°24′24″N 71°39′11″W / 43.4067°N 71.6530°W / 43.4067; -71.6530 (Daniel Webster Family Home)
Merrimack Farmhouse where 19th century lawyer, politician, and orator Daniel Webster grew up. It is sometimes confused with the nearby Daniel Webster Birthplace State Historic Site.
22 Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion
Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion
November 24, 1968
(#68000011)
Portsmouth
43°03′42″N 70°44′20″W / 43.0617°N 70.7389°W / 43.0617; -70.7389 (Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion)
Rockingham Forty-room rambling clapboard mansion on the water near Portsmouth, built by colonial governor Benning Wentworth.
23 Wentworth-Gardner House
Wentworth-Gardner House
November 24, 1968
(#68000012)
Portsmouth
43°04′29″N 70°45′01″W / 43.0748°N 70.7502°W / 43.0748; -70.7502 (Wentworth-Gardner House)
Rockingham An exceptionally fine late Georgian (1760) wood-frame house.

Related state and federal historic sites

Of the state's National Historic Landmarks, the National Park Service operates only one, the Augustus Saint-Gaudens Memorial. The state operates some of them as historic sites:

The state also operates the Daniel Webster Birthplace State Historic Site, which is not far from the Daniel Webster Family Home listed above.

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