Scammon Farm Historic District

Coordinates: 43°00′07″N 70°55′42″W / 43.00192°N 70.9284°W

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Scammon Farm Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	21–25 River Road, Stratham, New Hampshire
Coordinates	43°00′07″N 70°55′42″W / 43.00192°N 70.9284°W / 43.00192; -70.9284
NRHP reference No.	100009402^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 10, 2023

Scammon Farm Historic District is a historic area in Stratham, New Hampshire. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in October 2023.^[2]

The farm, dating to 1681 and covering over 150 acres (61 ha) in the late 19th century, is located between the Squamscott River and Portsmouth Avenue (NH Route 108).^[2] A farmhouse dates to 1812, two sheds date to circa 1840, and a barn dates to 1860.^[2] Two other houses on the property date to 1910 and 1965.^[2] A family cemetery on the property dates to at least 1840.^[2]

The similarly named Scamman Farm, also located in Stratham and owned by a different branch of the family, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2019.^[2]

References

^ "Weekly listing". National Park Service.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Scammon Farm Historic District named to National Register of Historic Places". NH.gov (Press release). New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.

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Residential	Bartlett-Cushman House Benedict House Benjamin Franklin Prescott House Benjamin James House Capt. Jonathan Currier House Cornet Thomas Wiggin House Daniel Pinkham House Deacon Samuel and Jabez Lane Homestead Drake Farm Dudley House Edward Sewall Garrison Elijah Locke House Elm Farm Emery Farm Gen. Mason J. Young House General Porter House George Rogers House Gilman Garrison House Gov. John Wentworth House Gov. Meshech Weare House Greeley House Hart-Rice House Haven-White House Henry Sherburne House James Neal House Jeremiah Hart House John Crockett House John Elkins Farmstead John Hart House Joshua Wentworth House † Larkin-Rice House Maj. John Gilman House Moses-Kent House Nutter-Rymes House Parsons Homestead Phoebe Hart House Reuben Lamprey Homestead Rundlet-May House Samuel Beck House Samuel Tenney House Scamman Farm Shapley Town House Simeon P. Smith House Weeks House Whidden-Ward House
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