Amos Chase House and Mill facts for kids
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Amos Chase House and Mill
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 Location in New Hampshire
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| Location | NH 114 W side, 1/8 mi. S of jct. with NH 77, Weare, New Hampshire |
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| Area | 2.4 acres (0.97 ha) |
| Built | 1836 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Mill |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000155 |
| Added to NRHP | March 12, 1992 |
The Amos Chase House and Mill is a special old place in Weare, New Hampshire. It includes a house and a mill building. The mill was built around 1849. It's the only mill from the 1800s still standing in Weare! The house was built earlier, around 1836. It's a great example of a popular building style called Greek Revival architecture. This property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. This means it's an important historical site.
Exploring the Amos Chase Property
The Amos Chase House and Mill are located in northern Weare. You can find them on the west side of New Hampshire Route 114. They are just south of where the road crosses the Piscataquog River.
A Look at the Buildings
The house faces the road. The mill is behind the house, right on the river bank. The house is a two-and-a-half-story building. It has a pointed roof and its outside is covered with wooden boards. This style is known as Greek Revival. It has two similar sides with five window sections. Each side has a main door in the middle. These doors are framed by flat columns and topped with decorative beams.
The mill building is also made of wood. It has a flat roof and wooden boards on the outside. Both buildings have not changed much since they were built. You can still see parts of the old water channels outside the mill. These channels used to bring water to power the mill. There's also a stone dam built by Amos Chase across the river.
The Story of Amos Chase
The mill is the only one from the 1800s left in Weare. Long ago, there were many small mills like this one. The house was built around 1836 by Amos Chase. He also built a mill at that time. However, that first mill burned down in 1844. The mill you see today was built by Amos Chase a few years later.
This mill was the only one in Weare to survive the New England Hurricane of 1938. Even though the hurricane was very strong, the mill building stood firm. Sadly, its large waterwheel was washed away by the storm.
Amos Chase was a tool maker. His family was well-known in the area. Many of them ran small mills in the town. Later, Amos's son used the mill for making baskets.
