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Guided Tour (Tuesdays Only)

  • Strawbery Banke Museum 14 Hancock Street Portsmouth, NH, 03801 United States (map)

Guided Tours
Tuesdays only through Tuesday, October 21, 2025
Tours offered at 10 AM, 11 AM, 12 PM, 1 PM, and 2PM

Join an expert guide and explore three centuries of New England History. This 90-minute guided tour highlights four historic homes, each offering a unique glimpse into Portsmouth’s past. Limited to 15 participants per tour.

  • Goodwin Mansion (1870): Experience the elegance of Ichabod and Sarah Goodwin’s home during a time of social and industrial change.

  • Shapiro House (1919): See how Jewish immigrants Sarah and Abraham Shapiro built a new life, shaping Portsmouth’s growing immigrant community.

  • Pitt Tavern (1777): Learn about the Stavers family and what it took to keep a tavern running in Revolutionary-War era America. 

  • Abbott House & Store (1940s): Discover how widow Bertha Abbott, a widow, welcomed neighbors with the help of local high schooler Leslie Clough during World War II. 

Source: https://www.strawberybanke.org/tuesday-tours
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