John Adams Homestead-Wellscroft

John Adams Homestead/Wellscroft
Location W of Sunset Hill Rd., Harrisville, New Hampshire
Coordinates 42°56′54″N 72°9′0″W / 42.94833°N 72.15000°W / 42.94833; -72.15000Coordinates: 42°56′54″N 72°9′0″W / 42.94833°N 72.15000°W / 42.94833; -72.15000
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1773 (1773)
Architectural style Cape cottage
MPS Harrisville MRA
NRHP Reference # 86003250[1]
Added to NRHP January 14, 1988

The John Adams Homestead/Wellscroft is a historic farmstead off West Sunset Hill Road in Harrisville, New Hampshire. The oldest portion of the farm's main house is a 1.5 story wood frame structure built in the 1770s. It is one of the least-altered examples of early Cape style architecture in Harrisville, lacking typical alterations such as the additions of dormers and changes to the window sizes, locations, and shapes. The only notable alteration is to the front door surround, made c. 1825 when an ell was also added to the house. One of the upstairs rooms also has stencilwork on its walls that may be the work of folk artist Moses Eaton, Jr., a Harrisville resident. Among the surviving outbuildings is a barn dating to the early 19th century. The property's name, Wellscroft, derives from an early 20th century summer residence that was built in the property, and torn down in the 1970s.[2]

The farmstead, including outbuildings and an area of roughly 2 acres (0.81 ha) distinct from the larger farm property, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

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  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 John Adams Homestead-Wellscroft" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-03-20.


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