New Ipswich Center Village Historic District facts for kids
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New Ipswich Center Village Historic District
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Turnpike Rd., Porter Hill Rd., Main St., NH 123A, Preston Hill, Manley and King Rds., New Ipswich, New Hampshire |
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| Area | 325 acres (132 ha) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Georgian, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 91001173 |
| Added to NRHP | September 3, 1991 |
The New Ipswich Center Village Historic District is a special area in New Ipswich, New Hampshire. It's like the heart of this small town. This district has many old buildings and homes. Its history goes all the way back to 1735, when the town was first founded.
The district stretches along Turnpike Road (New Hampshire Route 124). It goes between King and Porter Roads. It also extends south in a triangle shape. The tip of this triangle is where Main Street (New Hampshire Route 123A) meets Willard Road. This area includes many homes. Some were originally farmhouses. Others were built as summer vacation homes in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The district also has most of the town's important old public buildings. This includes the historic town hall. You can also find the Barrett House here. It is now a museum run by Historic New England. This historic district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
How New Ipswich Began
New Ipswich was settled in the 1730s. The first settlers came from Ipswich, Massachusetts. However, there were some problems with who truly owned the land. This was because of old land claims by the family of John Mason. Many settlers left the town during a war called King George's War in the 1740s.
After the war ended, new land grants were given out. Serious settlement of the area began around 1750. The village center area was first part of two large farms. The main town center was set up near the southern end of the historic district. This is where the first meeting house (a community building), cemetery, and parsonage (a minister's home) were built. This happened in the 1750s and 1760s. An early school, called an academy, was started in 1789. Its first building, also near the town center, has since been turned into a home.
