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The Concord Civic District consists of a collection of local and state civic buildings centered on the New Hampshire State House in Concord, New Hampshire.In addition to the State House, the district includes the Legislative Office Building, New Hampshire State Library, Concord City Hall, Concord Community Center, New Hampshire Historical Society, State House Annex, and the Concord Public Library.
In 1816, local Quakers sold the lot where their meetinghouse was to the state of New Hampshire, [1] [2] [3] and the building was built between 1816 and 1819 by architect Stuart Park. The building was built in the Greek Revival style with smooth granite blocks. The entrance is covered by a small projecting portico supported by Doric columns.
Welcome centers, also commonly known as visitors' centers, visitor information centers, or tourist information centers, are buildings located at either entrances to states on major ports of entry, such as interstates or major highways, e.g. U.S. Routes or state highways, or in strategic cities within regions of a state, e.g. Southern California, Southwest Colorado, East Tennessee, or the South ...
Sep. 7—CONCORD — Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the Pentagon and a second hijacked jetliner bound for Washington, D.C. convinced government officials across the country to examine ...
(The Center Square) — New Hampshire's state capitol was forced to allow a Satanic "holiday display" under the threat of a free speech lawsuit before vandals tore it down. The Salem ...
Dec. 9—AN EFFORT to redevelop the former CVS pharmacy in downtown Concord into a seven-story building hit a snag after the zoning board last week denied variances associated with the proposed ...
The New Hampshire State House was built in 1819 south of the traditional center of the city (now the Concord Historic District), and the commercial heart of the city began to take shape along the First New Hampshire Turnpike south of the State House (now Main Street). [2] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in ...
Marked by New Hampshire Historical Marker No. 258. Was moved across NH 111A in 2008 and restored by the town's Heritage Commission. [44] Governor Wentworth State Historic Site: 56 Wentworth Farm Road, Wolfeboro: Carroll: July 30, 2007 (WOL0025) Former estate of New Hampshire's second Royal Governor, John Wentworth. West Street Mill Building ...