Gen. John Stark House

Gen. John Stark House
Location 2000 Elm St., Manchester, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°0′30″N 71°28′0″W / 43.00833°N 71.46667°W / 43.00833; -71.46667Coordinates: 43°0′30″N 71°28′0″W / 43.00833°N 71.46667°W / 43.00833; -71.46667
Area 1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built 1736 (1736)
NRHP Reference # 73000166[1]
Added to NRHP June 29, 1973

The Gen. John Stark House is a historic house museum at 2000 Elm Street in Manchester, New Hampshire. The house, a single-story Cape style farmhouse, was built in 1736 by Archibald Stark. Stark's son John, a hero of the American Revolutionary War, lived in this house from 1736 to 1765; it is where he brought his new bride Molly, and where two of their children were born. Originally located on Canal Street, the house remained in the Stark family until 1821. It was acquired by the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company in 1835, and used for worker housing. In 1937 the company donated the building to the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which restored the property and adapted it for use as a meeting site. It was moved to its present site, which is also on the original 800-acre (320 ha) Stark farm, in 1968.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Gen. John Stark House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-06-04.


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