- Daniel Webster Family Home
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Daniel Webster Family Home
Location: West Franklin, New Hampshire Coordinates: 43°24′23.82″N 71°39′06″W / 43.4066167°N 71.65167°WCoordinates: 43°24′23.82″N 71°39′06″W / 43.4066167°N 71.65167°W Built: 1829 Architect: Unknown Architectural style: No Style Listed Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 74000196 Significant dates Added to NRHP: May 30, 1974[1] Designated NHL: May 30, 1974[2] Daniel Webster Family Home, also known as The Elms, in West Franklin, New Hampshire, is a property that was owned by the family of Daniel Webster.
Webster's father, Ebenezer, bought the property in 1800, while Daniel was a student at Dartmouth College. The property passed in 1806 to Daniel's brother Ezekiel, who died in 1829, at which time Daniel bought it. The Elms served as an "experimental farm" and "vacation retreat"[3] for Webster while he lived in Massachusetts, and the land was a gravesite for his parents, brothers and sisters.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.[2][3]
It is located on South Main Street, R.F.D. #2, in West Franklin.
The property now houses the Webster Place Recovery Center, a substance abuse program of Easter Seals New Hampshire, which treats those recovering from alcohol and drug addiction.[4]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Daniel Webster Family Home". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1409&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2007-10-13.
- ^ a b Benjamin Levy (October 26, 1973). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Daniel Webster Family Home / "The Elms"PDF (355 KB). National Park Service and Accompanying 4 photos, exterior and interior, from 1973 and undatedPDF (851 KB)
- ^ [http://www.websterplace.org/rich-history-webster-place "Rich History of Webster Place", Webster Place Recovery Center
Related sites of interest
- Daniel Webster Birthplace (a New Hampshire state park), 2 miles (3 km) west of "The Elms" along New Hampshire Route 127
External links
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