Rockingham Hotel
Rockingham Hotel | |
Location | 401 State St., Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
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Coordinates | 43°4′31″N 70°45′35″W / 43.07528°N 70.75972°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1785 |
Architect | Multiple |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 82001693 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 11, 1982 |
The Rockingham Hotel is a historic hotel building in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. It was originally built in 1785 as a residence by Woodbury Langdon, prominent merchant and politician.[2] Thomas Coburn converted it into a hotel which opened November 1, 1833. Frank Jones, who was, among other things, mayor of Portsmouth, a US Representative, and a brewer, bought it in 1870. After a fire in 1884, Jones rebuilt it extensively. The only significant part saved from Langdon's mansion was the dining room, which is now the Library Restaurant.[2]
The building incorporates lions, Jones's personal symbol, terra cotta sculptures of the Four Seasons of Man, and busts of Jones and Langdon. It was a hotel until 1973 and is now condominiums.[3] The building has been host to presidents George Washington, Franklin Pierce, James K. Polk, Theodore Roosevelt, Chester A. Arthur, William H. Taft and John F. Kennedy.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
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References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c "History". Library Restaurant. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
- ^ "Rockingham Hotel". PortsmouthNH.com. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
- Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
- Colonial Revival architecture in New Hampshire
- Houses completed in 1785
- Buildings and structures in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- Hotels in New Hampshire
- National Register of Historic Places in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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