Merrimack County Bank

United States historic place

Merrimack County Bank

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location| 214 N. Main St., Concord, New Hampshire
Coordinates| 43°12′41″N 71°32′20″W﻿ / ﻿43.21139°N 71.53889°W﻿ / 43.21139; -71.53889
Area| 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built| 1826 (1826)
Architect| Leach, John; Lowell, Guy
Architectural style| Colonial Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.| 80000415[1]
Added to NRHP| February 28, 1980

The Merrimack County Bank building is a historic commercial building at 214 North Main Street in Concord, New Hampshire. The three-story brick Federal style building was built in 1826 to house the offices of the Merrimack County Bank on the first floor, law offices on the second floor, and a public meeting space above. In 1840, the upper floor was taken over by the New Hampshire Historical Society for use as a library. The Society significantly altered the interior in the early 20th century to convert this space for display purposes. In 1952 the building was acquired by the Christian Mutual Life Insurance Company, which restored the interior to its original Federal appearance, and sold the building to a law firm in the 1970s. The building also housed the law offices of future president Franklin Pierce.[2]

The building stands on the east side of North Main Street, north of the main commercial section of downtown Concord. Its most distinctive external feature is its stepped gable ends. The five bays on the front facade are demarcated by blind arches that are slightly recessed from the main facade. Its center entry is sheltered by a pillared wooden portico added in 1921 by architect Guy Lowell as part of the Society's alterations.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It is architecturally significant as a fine example of Federal period architecture, and historically significant for its association with Franklin Pierce, and with local historian Dr. Nathaniel Bouton, who wrote an important early history of Concord in a study in this building.[2]

## See also

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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

## References

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1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ a b c "NRHP nomination for Merrimack County Bank". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-03-07.

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National Register of Historic Places in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Landmarks|

* Canterbury Shaker Village
* Daniel Webster Family Home

Districts|

* Bear Brook State Park Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Historic District
* Blossom Hill and Calvary Cemeteries
* Concord Civic District
* Concord Historic District
* Downtown Concord Historic District
* East Andover Village Center Historic District
* Franklin Falls Historic District
* Hay Estate
* Hersey Farms Historic District
* Murray Hill Summer Home District
* Page Belting Company Mills
* Pittsfield Center Historic District
* Suncook Village Commercial–Civic Historic District
* Waterloo Historic District

Buildings|

* 2½ Beacon Street
* Boscawen Academy and Much-I-Do Hose House
* Boscawen Public Library
* Bradford Town Hall
* Concord Gas Light Company Gasholder House
* Contoocook Railroad Depot
* Eagle Hotel
* Endicott Hotel
* Hall Memorial Library
* Henniker Town Hall
* Jacob Noyes Block
* Merrimack County Bank
* Merrimack County Courthouse
* Millville School
* New Hampshire Savings Bank Building
* Old Post Office
* Pembroke Mill
* Pillsbury Memorial Hall
* Pleasant View Home
* Potter Place Railroad Station
* Robie's Country Store
* Rolfe Barn
* Salisbury Academy Building
* Stanley Tavern
* Tucker Mountain Schoolhouse
* William H. Long Memorial

Houses|

* Bennett Farm
* Chamberlin House
* Charles S. Hall House
* Dimond Hill Farm
* Donald D. Tuttle House
* Dr. Solomon M. Whipple House
* Farrington House
* Franklin Pierce House
* Gershom Durgin House
* Gov. Frank West Rollins House
* H. Styles Bridges House
* Henry J. Crippen House
* Howe-Quimby House
* Leavitt Farm
* Lewis Downing, Jr. House
* Matthew Harvey House
* Morrill-Lassonde House
* Reuben Foster House and Perley Cleaves House
* Upham-Walker House
* White Farm

Places of
worship|

* Allenstown Meeting House
* Baptist New Meeting House
* Bradford Center Meetinghouse
* Center Meetinghouse
* First Congregational Church of Boscawen
* Hill Center Church
* Loudon Town Hall
* Lower Warner Meetinghouse
* Northfield Union Church
* Old Webster Meeting House
* South Danbury Christian Church
* South Sutton Meeting House
* Webster Congregational Church

Sites|

* Beaver Meadow Brook Archeological Site
* Old North Cemetery
* White Park

Structures|

* Bement Covered Bridge
* Bog Bridge
* Dalton Covered Bridge
* Hopkinton Railroad Covered Bridge
* Keniston Bridge
* Memorial Arch of Tilton
* Pineground Bridge
* Rowell's Covered Bridge
* Sulphite Railroad Bridge
* Waterloo Covered Bridge

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Merrimack County, New Hampshire and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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