Harrisville Historic District
Harrisville Historic District, Industrial heritage district in Harrisville, US.
The district contains 135 structures across 200 acres, including granite mills, worker cottages, churches, and a general store in southwest New Hampshire.
The industrial development began in 1774 when Abel Twitchel built a combination grist and saw mill on the stream through the village.
The Cheshire Mills operated continuously from 1852 to 1970, providing textile manufacturing jobs and shaping the community's social structure.
The former mill buildings now house small businesses, manufacturers, artists' spaces, a daycare center, and residential units within the preserved structures.
The textile village retains its original nineteenth-century form, with Cheshire Mill No. 1 standing as an example of granite industrial architecture.
Location: Harrisville
GPS coordinates: 42.94500,-72.09360
Latest update: March 3, 2025 08:04
New Hampshire reveals a land where the White Mountains have shaped the skyline for millennia. Between northern coniferous forests and southeastern Atlantic coasts, this New England state features waterfalls cascading over granite, glacial passes carved 15,000 years ago, and industrial villages embedded in red stone. Archaeological sites, lighthouses guiding ships on Piscataqua, and estates where early 20th-century artists shaped American identity await discovery. Trails wind through gorges, along lakes reflecting peaks, and through forests where remnants of old foundries remain. Autumn light illuminates maple trees, winter turns ravines into ice amphitheaters, and spring causes waterfalls to roar. From Mount Monadnock to the Shoals Islands, New Hampshire offers a varied geography where each hill, waterfall, and stone bears witness to a deeply rooted natural and human story within the landscape of New England.
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Mary Anne Wales House
5.1 km
Timothy Bancroft House
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The Acre
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Silver Lake District
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Spur House
4.5 km
Wildwood Cottage
2.2 km
Capt. Samuel Allison House
4.2 km
Raubold House
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Markham House
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Point Comfort
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Eli Morse Farm
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Persia Beal House
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Elbridge G. Bemis House
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Willard Homestead
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Capt. Thomas Morse Farm
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Kendall Cottage
3.7 km
George Bemis House
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Corban C. Farwell Homestead
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Jabez Townsend House
4.9 km
Clymer House
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George Cheever Farm
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