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Summary

Significance: This is one of the landmarks of Portsmouth. It replaced the Old South Meeting House built in 1731, which was demolished in 1863. Its steeple can bee seen by mariners far at sea, and was their guide for entering Portsmouth Harbor.

Survey number: HABS NH-105

Building/structure dates: 1866 Initial Construction

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meeting houses wooden buildings religious services portsmouth house house hill marcy marcy street rockingham rockingham county new hampshire jack e boucher marston fenwick historic american buildings survey dorothy m vaughan photo ultra high resolution high resolution united states history library of congress south meeting house
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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Fenwick, Marston, field team
Vaughan, Dorothy M, historian
Boucher, Jack E, photographer
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Location

Portsmouth ,  43.07395, -70.75121
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Source

Library of Congress
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Link

http://www.loc.gov/
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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meeting houses wooden buildings religious services portsmouth house house hill marcy marcy street rockingham rockingham county new hampshire jack e boucher marston fenwick historic american buildings survey dorothy m vaughan photo ultra high resolution high resolution united states history library of congress south meeting house