Lord's Hill Historic District

Lord's Hill Historic District

The Isaac Lord Mansion, 1908 postcard view
Location NH 153, Effingham, New Hampshire
Area 31.9 acres (12.9 ha)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Georgian, Federal
NRHP Reference # 85002162[1]
Added to NRHP September 12, 1985

The Lord's Hill Historic District encompasses a historic village center in Effingham, New Hampshire. The Lord's Hill village is named for Isaac Lord, an early settler of the area, and whose three-story Federal style house at the junction of New Hampshire Route 153 and Hobbs Road is one of the grandest of its type in the region. The district extends along a stretch of Route 153 between Hobbs Road and Plantation Road, and includes 21 properties. Most of these are residential properties; there are also five small cemeteries, the Union Academy building (now owned by the local historical society), and the First Congregational Church. Construction of the latter in the 1790s was a matter of some contention within the town, as Lord's Hill and Drake's Corner contended for its presence. It was built by Isaac Lord in 1798, and extensively restyled in the 1840s to achieve its present Greek Revival appearance.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

A more recent view of the district

See also

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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 Lord's Hill Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-05-21.


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