Federal houses in Portsmouth
Federal architecture is a restrained classical manner with flat wall surfaces, fanlights over the door and delicate ornament around openings and mantels. It was current in the United States roughly from 1780 to 1830.
The stops that carry a construction date run from 1807 to 1835. 11 stops, 1.2 miles end to end.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Sep 18, 2026.
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Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Walking order
- 1John Hart HouseThe HillBuilding · built 1835 · listed 1972start
- 2Phoebe Hart HouseThe HillBuilding · listed 1973same block from stop 1
- 3James Neal House74 Deer St.Building · built 1831 · listed 1972same block from stop 2
- 4Nutter–Rymes House48 School St.Building · listed 1972same block from stop 3
- 5Daniel Pinkham HouseThe HillBuilding · listed 1972same block from stop 4
- 6Simeon P. Smith HouseThe HillBuilding · built 1810 · listed 1972same block from stop 5
- 7Samuel Beck HouseThe HillBuilding · listed 1973283 ft from stop 6
- 8Portsmouth Athenaeum9 Market Sq.Building · built 1817 · listed 19730.2 mi from stop 7
- 9St. John's Church105 Chapel St.Building · built 1807 · listed 19780.2 mi from stop 8
- 10Haven–White House229 Pleasant St.Building · listed 19850.4 mi from stop 9
- 11Rundlet–May House364 Middle St.Building · listed 19760.4 mi from stop 10
1.2 straight-line miles over 10 legs.
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 11 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
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