Scamman Farm

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Scamman Farm
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Scamman Farm in October 2019
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Location69 Portsmouth Ave., Stratham, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°0′33″N70°55′7″W / 43.00917°N 70.91861°W / 43.00917; -70.91861
Builtc.1750
NRHP reference No. 100003597 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 4, 2019

Scamman Farm is a historic farmstead at Portsmouth Avenue in Stratham, New Hampshire. The farm was established by members of the Scamman family in the 1660s, and includes a barn dating to the mid-18th century, believed to be one of the oldest in the state, and a Greek Revival farmhouse dating to 1836. The property, now a subset of the family's original holdings, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019. [2]

A fire that began shortly before 11 p.m. on May 10, 2021, burned down one barn on the property and killed an estimated 300 chickens. [3] [4] Through the efforts of firefighters, the mid-18th century barn suffered only minor damage. [5] Days later, the family stated that they would rebuild the barn that burned down. [6]

The similarly named Scammon Farm Historic District, also located in Stratham and owned by a different branch of the family, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2023. [7]

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References

  1. "Weekly listing". National Park Service.
  2. "Scamman Farm Named to National Register of Historic Places". New Hampshire Public Radio. Associated Press. April 16, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  3. "Fire Destroys Barn Visited By Presidents At Historic Scamman Farm In Stratham, New Hampshire". WBZ-TV . May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  4. Sweeney, Emily (May 11, 2021). "Three-alarm fire destroys barn at historic New Hampshire farm visited by Republican candidates and presidents" . The Boston Globe . Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  5. Altschiller, Howard (May 11, 2021). "'Everyone is safe': Fire destroys large barn at Scamman Farm in Stratham". seacoastonline.com. Retrieved May 12, 2021. The oldest building on the property, a free-standing English barn dating back to 1750, suffered minor damage.
  6. LaCasse, Alexander (May 13, 2021). "'We will rebuild': Scammans look to future after historic barn is destroyed in fire" . Foster's Daily Democrat . Dover, New Hampshire . Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  7. "Scammon Farm Historic District named to National Register of Historic Places". NH.gov (Press release). New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.