MacDowell Colony
Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | W of US 202, Peterborough, NH |
| County | Hillsborough |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Art, Literature, Performing arts |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 66000026 |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | W of US 202, Peterborough, NH |
| Coordinates | 42.890° N, 71.955° W · Directions ↗ |
Explore
Map
Nearby in Hillsborough
Public land around it
| Wapack National Wildlife Refuge ↗National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | About 4 miles away1,662 acres |
Wilderness Atlas publishes a centroid and an acreage for each unit, not a boundary line. Distance here is measured to a circle of the same area drawn around that centroid, so treat it as roughly right rather than surveyed.
Local history books for Hillsborough
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- Franco-American Life and Culture in Manchester, New HampshireRobert B. Perreault, 2010Find at Bookshop.org
New Hampshire travel guides
Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.
Reference
Questions people ask
When was MacDowell Colony listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Where is MacDowell Colony?
W of US 202, Peterborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for MacDowell Colony?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there a wildfire near MacDowell Colony right now?
1 active incident within 50 miles as of 2026-10-17, nearest Concord A12 Rx, 32 miles away.
Source: Map
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000026. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.