Peck-Porter House

Peck-Porter House
Location Main St., jct. with Middle St., Walpole, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°4′41″N 72°25′37″W / 43.07806°N 72.42694°W / 43.07806; -72.42694Coordinates: 43°4′41″N 72°25′37″W / 43.07806°N 72.42694°W / 43.07806; -72.42694
Area 0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built 1839 (1839)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 00001037[1]
Added to NRHP August 31, 2000

The Peck-Porter House is a historic house at the corner of Main and Middle Streets in Walpole, New Hampshire. The main block of the  2 1⁄2 story wood frame house was built in 1839 for Henry Peck, owner of a local dry goods business. The house is an excellent example of high Greek Revival styling rarely found in rural parts of New Hampshire, with full height fluted Doric columns supporting a full entablature. The side elevations have matching single story porches supported by fluted columns. Henry Peck lost the house after going bankrupt; it was eventually acquired by Dr. Winslow Porter in 1875, in whose family it remained for many years.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Peck-Porter House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-04-03.


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