Hansen's Annex facts for kids
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Hansen's Annex
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U.S. Historic district
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 Location in New Hampshire
Location in the United States
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| Location | Main St., Center Sandwich, New Hampshire |
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| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1839 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Part of | Center Sandwich Historic District (ID83003997) |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001131 |
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| Added to NRHP | September 22, 1983 |
| Designated CP | December 22, 1983 |
Hansen's Annex is a special old house located on Main Street in Center Sandwich, New Hampshire. It was built around 1839. This house is important because it is one of the few buildings left in town that shows the Greek Revival style of architecture.
Over the years, Hansen's Annex has been used in many ways. It started as a family home. Later, it became a tavern and even a boarding house. In 1983, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. This means it is recognized as a place important to history. It is also part of the larger Center Sandwich Historic District.
What is Hansen's Annex Like?
Hansen's Annex is in the heart of Center Sandwich village. You can find it on the south side of Main Street. This street is also known as New Hampshire Route 113. The house is just west of where it meets New Hampshire Route 109.
It is a two-story house made of wood. It has a roof that slopes down on two sides, called a side-gable roof. The front of the house has three sections. The main entrance is in the middle. It has tall, narrow windows on each side. Above the door, there is a slightly pointed decorative piece.
Behind the main house, there is a one-story addition. This part connects the old house to a garage built in the 1900s. Inside, the house has simple walls made of wooden planks.
A Look at Its History
The village of Center Sandwich was a busy place for building between 1830 and 1860. Many buildings were constructed in the Greek Revival style. This style often made buildings look like ancient Greek temples. There were homes and businesses built this way.
Center Sandwich had one of the best collections of these buildings in New Hampshire's Lakes Region. However, many of them were lost over time. Fires and demolitions in the late 1800s and early 1900s destroyed them. Hansen's Annex is one of the few buildings with Greek Revival features that still stands today.
The house was built before 1839. We know this because it was sold from Ezra Gould to John Folsom in that year. At first, it was likely a private home. By 1868, a man named George Hansen owned it. He used the house as a tavern, which is like an inn or pub. He also had a stable for horses.
George Hansen's son, Frank, bought another house across the street. He turned that house into a place with many apartments, called a tenement. The smaller house, Hansen's Annex, then became an extra building for his property. This is how it got its name. In 1965, the house was changed back to a single-family home.
