Travel ten miles and be transported through three centuries
of New England’s history. Discover Jackson House, the oldest surviving
wooden frame home in New Hampshire, stop by Hamilton House to see its murals
depicting Piscataqua’s glittering past, visit Rundlet-May House to find out
what an early 1800’s high-tech kitchen looked like, and tour Lost Gardens of
New England inside the Gov. John Langdon House, then step outside and enjoy the
perennial flower beds and rose and grape arbor.
These seven house museums offer free tours on June 2 and
June 3, 2012. All tours are first-come, first-served. Tours will begin at 11
a.m. and the last tour will start at 4 p.m.
New Hampshire:
Gilman Garrison House, Exeter, 1709
Jackson House, Portsmouth, 1664
Governor John Langdon House, Portsmouth, 1784
Rundlet-May House, Portsmouth, 1807
Maine:
Hamilton House, South Berwick, c. 1785
Sarah Orne Jewett House, South Berwick, 1774
Sayward-Wheeler House, York harbor, c. 1718
More information on Historic New England’s Open House can be
found by visiting www.historicnewengland.org
and click on Open House under the Events tab.
