New Ipswich Town Hall

United States historic place

New Ipswich Town Hall

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

New Ipswich Town Hall

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Location| Main St., New Ipswich, New Hampshire
Coordinates| 42°44′53″N 71°51′17″W﻿ / ﻿42.74806°N 71.85472°W﻿ / 42.74806; -71.85472
Area| 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built| 1817 (1817)
Architect| Deacon Nathaniel Gould
Architectural style| Greek Revival, Federal
Part of| New Ipswich Center Village Historic District (ID91001173)
NRHP reference No.| 84000555[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP| December 13, 1984
Designated CP| September 3, 1991

The New Ipswich Town Hall is a historic academic and civic building on Main Street (New Hampshire Route 123A) in the center village of New Ipswich, New Hampshire. The 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure was built in 1817 to serve the dual purpose of providing a town meeting place, and to provide space for a private academy. The building has been little altered since 1869, when it was substantially reconfigured solely for town use.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

## Description and history[edit]

The New Ipswich Town Hall stands near the southern end of the village center, at the junction of Main and Willard Streets, across from the Congregational church. It is a tall 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. The corners have broad paneled pilasters, which rise to an entablature and pedimented gable. The gable has a round-arch window near its peak. The rest of the facade consists of tall sash windows flanking the main entrance: the windows are topped by projecting cornices, while the entrance is framed by pilasters and a corniced entablature. The interior of the building has a narrow vestibule, which provides access to the main hall, a closet, and stairs rising to a gallery that extends across the eastern side of the hall.[2]

The hall was built in 1817 as a cooperative venture between the town and the local academy, which had been founded in 1787. It was built with two full stories, and a tower with belfry, much in the manner of typical New England churches of the period. The academy eventually moved to another building, and the town made significant alterations in the 1869, enlarging its footprint, removing the tower's cupola, and removing the second floor to provide a single, high-ceilinged auditorium. The exterior also received a number of Greek Revival features at this time, and has seen little alteration since then.[2] The building is still owned by the town, and is used occasionally for civic functions.

## See also[edit]

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

## References[edit]

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 New Ipswich Town Hall". National Park Service. Retrieved May 29, 2014.

## External links[edit]

Media related to New Ipswich Town Hall at Wikimedia Commons

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National Register of Historic Places in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

Landmarks|

* Franklin Pierce Homestead
* MacDowell Colony

Districts|

* Amherst Village Historic District
* Bennington Village Historic District
* Contoocook Mills Industrial District
* District A
* District B
* District C
* District D
* District E
* The Flint Estate
* Francestown Town Hall and Academy and Town Common Historic District
* Goffstown Main Street Historic District
* Hancock Village Historic District
* Hollis Village Historic District
* Lyndeborough Center Historic District
* Nashua Gummed and Coated Paper Company Historic District
* Nashua Manufacturing Company Historic District
* Nashville Historic District
* New Ipswich Center Village Historic District
* Old County Road South Historic District
* Sainte Marie Roman Catholic Church Parish Historic District
* Victory Park Historic District

Buildings|

| Commercial|

* Athens Building
* Birchwood Inn
* Dunlap Building
* Harrington-Smith Block
* Old Post Office Block
* Parker's Store
* T. L. Thorpe Building †

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Education|

* Ash Street School
* Brick Schoolhouse
* Building at 418–420 Notre Dame Ave.
* Currier Gallery of Art
* Goffstown High School
* Goffstown Public Library
* Grasmere Schoolhouse No. 9 and Town Hall
* Hills Memorial Library
* Hunt Memorial Library
* North Weare Schoolhouse
* Pelham Library and Memorial Building
* St. George's School and Convent
* Varney School
* Weston Observatory
* Wilton Public and Gregg Free Library

Government|

* Bedford Town Hall
* Citizens' Hall
* Hillsborough County Courthouse
* Manchester City Hall
* Milford Town House and Library Annex
* New Hampshire State Union Armory
* New Ipswich Town Hall
* Peterborough Town House
* Temple Town Hall
* US Post Office-Peterborough Main
* Weare Town House
* Wilton Town Hall

Industrial|

* Daniel Cragin Mill
* Hillsborough Mills
* Hoyt Shoe Factory
* Kimball Brothers Shoe Factory
* Milford Cotton and Woolen Manufacturing Company
* Mine Falls Gatehouse

Religious|

* All Saints Church
* Bedford Presbyterian Church
* Francestown Meetinghouse
* Goffstown Congregational Church
* Greenfield Meeting House
* Peterborough Unitarian Church
* Union Chapel

Residential/
Agriculture|

* Abbot House
* Jonathan Barnes House
* Barrett House
* Carpenter and Bean Block
* Frank Pierce Carpenter House
* Amos Chase House and Mill
* Alpheus Gay House
* Hamblet-Putnam-Frye House
* Kennedy Hill Farm
* Hill–Lassonde House
* Hills House
* Thomas Russell Hubbard House
* Killicut-Way House
* Lamson Farm
* McClure-Hilton House
* The Meetinghouse
* Marion Nichols Summer Home
* William Peabody House
* G.O. Sanders House
* Signer's House and Matthew Thornton Cemetery
* Gov. John Butler Smith House
* Smith and Dow Block
* Smyth Tower
* Stonyfield Farm
* Gen. George Stark House
* Gen. John Stark House
* William Parker Straw House
* Sullivan House
* Roger Sullivan House
* Oliver Whiting Homestead
* Caleb Whittaker Place
* Levi Woodbury Homestead
* Zimmerman House

Sites|

* New England Glassworks Site
* Stark Park
* Valley Cemetery

Structures|

* County Farm Bridge
* Goffstown Covered Railroad Bridge
* Hancock–Greenfield Bridge
* Hillsborough Railroad Bridge
* Milford Suspension Bridge

Footnotes|

† This entry has been removed from the registry.

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