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A majority of the Museum’s 40 buildings are on their original sites. Six were moved to Strawbery Banke to save them from demolition. Strawbery Banke Museum is unique in preserving neighborhood buildings original to their sites, buildings from other Portsmouth locations rescued from demolition, and a vast collection of objects from Portsmouth’s past.

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A Wheelchair Accessible
F Food
S Shopping
RR Restrooms

Aldrich House Furnished house and exhibition. Victorian novelist, poet and editor, Thomas Bailey Aldrich spent several years of his childhood living here with his grandparents. Built c. 1797.

Aldrich Garden Colonial Revival garden created in 1908.

Aldrich Museum Unrestored. Built c. 1908.

Chase House Furnished house. Home of Stephen Chase, an early 19th-century merchant. Portsmouth furniture. Built c.1762.

Conant House Private. Home of Aaron Conant, a stagecoach driver on the Portsmouth-to-Boston line in the mid-19th century. Built c. 1791.

Cotton Tenant House Potters. Pottery Demonstration. Store. Built c. 1835. S

Cotton Tenant House Unrestored. Constructed along with its neighboring house as a rental property by local merchant Leonard Cotton. Built c. 1835.

Dinsmore Shop Coopering demonstration. Moved from Dundee, NH. Built c. 1800.

The Dunaway Restaurant Open daily for lunch and dinner. Built 1967. A F

Goodwin Mansion Furnished house. 1832-1896 home of Civil War governor Ichabod Goodwin and his wife, Sarah Park Rice Goodwin. Moved from Islington Street in 1963 to save it from demolition. Built c. 1811. A

Goodwin Garden Recreated Victorian garden based on an 1862 landscape plan and Sarah Goodwin’s detailed diary.

Gookin House Store Built c. 1790. SF

Greenhouse Victorian-era hothouse furnished with period plants.

Herb Garden Teaching garden featuring medicinal and culinary herbs.

Hough House Private. Home of Thomas Hough, a ship’s carpenter in the late 19th century. Built c. 1750/1860.

Jackson House Exhibition. Comparison of structural and decorative changes and a look at the lives of various residents of the house over a span of 160 years. Built c. 1790.

Jefferson House Ice Cream Shop [seasonal]. Rest Rooms. Built c. 1816. F RR/A

Jones House Exhibition. 1796-1843 home of Joshua Jones. Artifacts excavated from throughout Portsmouth. Built c. 1790.

Lowd House Exhibition. 1824-1837 home of cooper Peter Lowd. Early craftsmen’s tools and trades. Built c.1810.

Marden-Abbott House and Store Furnished house. World War II-era home and family- run grocery store. Built c. 1720. A

Marden-Abbott Garage Exhibition. World War II Homefront. Reconstructed outbuilding. A

Patch House Private. Built c.1820.

Peacock House Private. 1 ½ story urban dwelling built c. 1821, expanded c. 1880 and c. 1940.

Penhallow Garage Private. Built c. 1920.

Penhallow House Rest Rooms. 18th-century home of Deacon Samuel Penhallow, moved from Pleasant Street in 1862. Built c. 1750. RR

Pitt Tavern Furnished building. Revolutionary War-era tavern visited by many dignitaries, including George Washington, John Hancock and the Marquis de Lafayette. Built c. 1766. A

Shapley House Private. 18th-century workshop/store. Built c. 1790.

Rider-Wood House Furnished house and exhibition. Early 19th-century home of English immigrant and widow Mary Rider. Built c. 1800.

Rider-Wood Privy Reconstructed outbuilding.

Shapiro House Furnished house and exhibition. 20th-century home of the Russian-Jewish immigrant Shapiro family. Built c.1795. A

Shapiro Garden Recreated vegetable garden.

Shapley Townhouse Private. Built c. 1814.

Shapley-Drisco House Furnished house. Contrasts home life in the 1790s and the 1950s. Built c. 1795. A

Sherburne House Exhibition. 17th-century house construction. Built c. 1695/1703.

Sherburne Garden Recreated Colonial-period raised-bed kitchen garden and orchard.

Stable Private. Built c.1890/1920.

Stoodley’s Tavern The Lou and Lutza Smith Youth Learning Center serves as an education center for school groups. Moved from Daniel Street in 1966 to save it from demolition. Built c. 1761. A RR

Tyco Visitors Center Museum tickets. Orientation center. Museum Store. Restrooms. A S RR

Victory Garden Recreated 1940s victory garden.

Walsh Garden Recreated 19th-century flower border.

Walsh House Furnished house. Home of sea captain Keyran Walsh in the early 19th century. Built c. 1796.

Webster House Private. 1814-1816 home of statesman Daniel Webster at the beginning of his law career. Moved from High Street in 1961 to save it from demolition. Built c. 1785.

Wentworth House Private. Moved from Hanover Street by barge in 1973 to save it from demolition. Built c. 1770.

Wheelwright House Furnished house. Experience life at the turn of the 18th century. Built c. 1780.

Winn House Exhibition. Late 18th-century home of storekeeper Timothy Winn, brother-in-law to Thales Yeaton. Architectural styles and building construction. Built c. 1795.

Yeaton House Unrestored. Late 18th-century home to shopkeeper and tobacconist Thales Yeaton, brother-in-law to Timothy Winn. Built c. 1795.

Yeaton-Walsh House Unrestored. Built c. 1795.

For your safety and comfort:

• Pets are not allowed on the grounds.
• Please do not touch or eat the plants in the gardens.
• Smoking is prohibited.
• Food and beverages are prohibited in exhibit buildings.

Photography and Videotaping Flash photography and tripods are not permitted in exhibit buildings. Visitors may photograph and videotape for their personal use only. Commercial photography and special projects require advance permission. Please contact the Director of Marketing.

Shopping The Tyco Visitors Center Museum Store carries a wide selection of reproductions, crafts, books, prints, toys and other gift items and souvenirs. Open seasonally, the Ice Cream Shop is located in the Jefferson House, and the Bakery Shop in the Gookin House.

Dining The Dunaway Restaurant serves a variety of creatively prepared meals made from fresh local ingredients. Counter service is available for lunch. Table service for evening dining.

Restrooms are available in the Penhallow and Jefferson Houses.

Strawbery Banke Museum is a not-for-profit educational organization supported by admissions, sales, contributions and membership. Accredited by the American Association of Museums, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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