Gov. Meshech Weare House, historic house in Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, United States

The Gov. Meshech Weare House is a wooden building in Hampton Falls built in the early 18th century displaying typical features of that era. The structure has a side gable roof, two interior chimneys, a symmetrical front with evenly spaced windows, and a decorative door framed by pilasters and topped with an arch.

The house was built in 1723 and served as home to Meshech Weare, who became the first President of New Hampshire in 1784 after the colony gained independence. The years of the American Revolution and after shaped both the dwelling and the man who lived within it.

The house is named for Meshech Weare, a Harvard-educated farmer who chaired New Hampshire's executive committee during the Revolution and became the state's first president in 1784. A small park west of the house is named in his honor.

The house stands on the north side of Exeter Road (New Hampshire Route 88) at its junction with Lincoln Avenue, just west of the First Baptist Church and across from a public school. A small park named for Weare lies to its west. The building is a private residence, so the exterior and its setting are what passers-by can see.

The house hosted important figures in American history including George Washington, James Madison, and French general Lafayette, giving the site special standing in national events. These prominent visits connect this simple wooden dwelling to the largest happenings of the early American Republic.