Haven-White House

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Haven-White House
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Location229 Pleasant St., Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°4′24″N70°45′17″W / 43.07333°N 70.75472°W / 43.07333; -70.75472 Coordinates: 43°4′24″N70°45′17″W / 43.07333°N 70.75472°W / 43.07333; -70.75472
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1799 (1799)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 85001195 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 6, 1985

The Haven-White House is a historic house at 229 Pleasant Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Built about 1800 for a prosperous merchant, it is an important early example of the city's Federal architecture, with numerous high-quality interior features, and a rare surviving period stable. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

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Description and history

The Haven-White House is located south of central Portsmouth, on the north side of Pleasant Street at its junction with Richmond Street. It is a three-story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof, interior chimneys, and a clapboarded exterior. A three-story ell projects to the left rear, giving it a facade of similar length facing Richmond Street as its main facade, which faces Pleasant. The main facade is five bays wide, with a center entrance flanked by slender Federal-style engaged columns and topped by a gabled pediment. Windows are topped by shouldered surrounds with slightly projecting caps, and the main eave has dentil moulding encircling the building. The interior retains many high-quality examples of Federal period woodwork, including an extremely rare in situ bust of the poet John Milton. The second-floor southwest bedchamber contains one of the city's most complete expressions of high-style Federal woodwork. [2]

The house was built about 1799 or 1800 for Joseph Haven, a prosperous merchant. The stable at the rear of the property is a two-story building dating to the same period, which includes keystoned arches over its major openings, and a period oculus window. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Haven-White House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-06-29.