Henry J. Crippen House

Henry J. Crippen House
Location 189-191 N. Main St., Concord, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°12′45″N 71°32′26″W / 43.21250°N 71.54056°W / 43.21250; -71.54056Coordinates: 43°12′45″N 71°32′26″W / 43.21250°N 71.54056°W / 43.21250; -71.54056
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1879 (1879)
Architectural style Second Empire
NRHP Reference # 83004204[1]
Added to NRHP December 22, 1983

The Henry J. Crippen House is a historic house at 189-191 North Main Street in Concord, New Hampshire. The three story brick Second Empire house was built as a duplex by Henry J. Crippen, a prominent local financier, in c. 1879. The front facade is symmetrically arranged, with a pair of entry doors under a portico supported by wooden piers with recessed panel bases and brackets beneath the dentiled cornice. The doors and windows are all topped by segmented arches with cast iron keystones. The cornice of the roof is studded with paired heavy brackets and equally heavy dentil molding. Above the mansard portion of the roof is another band of molding. The paired entries are flanked on either side by projecting bays that rise a full two stories, and are topped in the mansard layer by dormers with projecting hoods. The south elevation of the house is distinguished from the north by the presence of a two story half octagonal tower projection, in front of which is a side porch with ornately decorated balustrade and supports; the north facade has a simple two story projecting bay. The building was renovated in 1982 for use as professional offices.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Henry J. Crippen House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-02-27.


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