Benjamin Marshall House facts for kids
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Benjamin Marshall House
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 Location in New Hampshire
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| Location | 1541 Peterborough Rd., Dublin, New Hampshire |
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| Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
| Built | 1821 |
| Architect | Benjamin Marshall |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| MPS | Dublin MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 83004046 |
| Added to NRHP | December 15, 1983 |
The Benjamin Marshall House is a really old and special house in Dublin, New Hampshire. It's located at 1541 Peterborough Road, which is also known as New Hampshire Route 101. This house was built a long time ago, between 1821 and 1833. It's a great example of a Greek Revival style farmhouse, which means it looks a bit like ancient Greek buildings. Because it's so important historically, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
What Does the House Look Like?
The Benjamin Marshall House is in the eastern part of Dublin. It stands out at the corner of New Hampshire Route 101 and Brush Brook Road. It's a large house made of wood.
The main part of the house is two and a half stories tall. It has several additions, called "ells," that stretch out from the main building. These additions go west along the road and also to the back of the house.
The front of the main house faces the street. It has five windows on the first floor and three windows on the second floor. There is also one window in the attic. The main front door has narrow windows on either side. There are also other entrances in the two additions to the west.
History of the House
The oldest part of the house was built in 1821. It was a smaller, one-and-a-half-story house, similar to a Cape-style home. A man named Benjamin Marshall built it. He was a local carpenter and a blacksmith, and he even had his workshop right on the property.
Benjamin Marshall made the house much bigger in 1833. Over the years, many important people in the community have owned this house. Some of them served as town selectmen, which are like local government officials, or as road agents, who helped manage the town's roads.
In the late 1900s, a schoolteacher and folk musician named Bob McQuillen owned the house. He had a fun nickname for it: "The Quacker Box."
