Historical Christmas Doors of Portsmouth, NH

I feel very lucky to live in the fabulous city of Portsmouth, NH. This charming seacoast town was settled in 1630 and by 1679 was the colonial capitol.... later, Paul Reeve road here warning the British were coming. Needless to say, we have some excellent examples of early American architecture and most of it is found in the South End around the Strawberry Banke side of town where I live. Note the wonderful bulls-eye glass around some of the doors and the different architectural elements. Many of these homes are from the mid 1700's and up.

A Walk in the Snow

This was a snow storm I really enjoyed...closed the store very early, went home and Adele and I took Maggie, all decked in her "flower-power" attire on a lovely walk around Strawberry Banke & Pierce Island. George Washington had a fort build there (he spent a bit of time here) and it is a backyard treasure. Enjoy the pic's from my neighborhood in Portsmouth, NH.


She loves bounding in the snow - big time!




A picture of my neighbor's house on the point.


A sea captain house that house been turned into a local museum. In the summer we have antique furniture exhibitions here. Detail like this rarely exist on homes today. Sad.


The old Governor's house. Just beautiful.

Part of the local Lobster fleet.

Another 200+ year old sea captain house on the water.

This house is from "The Hill" - a cluster of houses that range from the mid 1700's to the 1850's.

Hey, where's the car?

A White Christmas!

Whoweee! A foot and then some of snow....thank goodness that's it. Here are a few snap shots of our downtown area in Portsmouth, NH.