National Historic Landmark celebrating its 250th birthday in 2013. The house has been an historic house museum for more than 100 years, having first opened its doors to the public in June of 1912. One of America's finest Georgian mansions, the house was built for merchant John Moffatt between 1760 and 1763. During the Revolution, it was the home of General William Whipple, one of New Hampshire's three signers of the Declaration of Independence and his wife Katharine Moffatt Whipple. In 1817 the house passed to John Moffatt's great granddaughter, Maria Tufton Haven Ladd. Her son, Alexander Hamilton Ladd, lived in the house from 1862 until his death in 1900. The house is furnished to showcase its original features and to reflect its use as a private home from 1763 through 1900.
This house is directing in front of the Piscataqua River where we got on the Harbor Cruise boat ride
The Queen visits Moffit-Ladd
The garden in back of house - a wedding to be held here in the afternoon
Sundial in the garden
Back of house.
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