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The Monument Square Historic District of Alton, New Hampshire, encompasses the 19th-century heart of the town, a roughly triangular open space formed by the junction of Main Street (New Hampshire Route 11) and Old Wolfeboro Road between Factory Street and Church Street. It is notable for its well-preserved 19th-century buildings, and for its ...
Monument Square Historic District: Monument Square Historic District: March 15, 1984 : Main, Factory, Church, and Depot Sts. Alton: 34: Washington Mooney House: Washington Mooney House: September 4, 1997 : Junction of NH 104 and Interstate 93
This list of museums in New Hampshire is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Early Alton history recounts stories of the merchants trying to convince the farmers to incorporate. They would succeed on January 15, 1796, [5] when the community was named after Alton, a small market town in Hampshire, England. [6] Alton was part of Strafford County until Belknap County was erected on December 22, 1840. [7]
Monument Square-Eagle Street Historic District North Adams, Massachusetts, listed on the NRHP in Massachusetts Monument Square Historic District (Alton, New Hampshire) , listed on the NRHP in Belknap County, New Hampshire
Most of the buildings in the district are residential or agricultural in use, and date before the turn of the 20th century; the oldest buildings date to the mid-18th century. The "Always Ready Engine House", which occupies a triangular parcel at the western end of Monument Square, was built in 1859, and is the town's oldest municipal building.
New Hampshire currently has 24 National Historic Landmarks; the most recent addition was Lucknow (Castle in the Clouds) in Moultonborough added in 2024. [1] Three of the sites—Canterbury Shaker Village, Harrisville Historic District, and the MacDowell Colony—are categorized as National Historic Landmark Districts.
The Meetinghouse is a historic house on Monument Square in Hollis, New Hampshire. Built in 1744, its oldest portion is a rare regional example of a Georgian period saltbox house. The structure was extended with a new west-facing facade sometime later, and has seen both residential and commercial use.