Franklin Pierce Homestead

National Historic Landmark And New Hampshire State Historic Site: The Family Home Built In 1804 (Confirm) Where Franklin Pierce, 14th President And The Only President From New Hampshire, Grew Up; Shown On Guided Tours In Summer (Confirm). · Hillsborough, New Hampshire

A large white Federal-style house on the Second New Hampshire Turnpike just outside Hillsborough, built in 1804 by Benjamin Pierce, a Revolutionary War veteran who later served two terms as governor of New Hampshire (confirm the date). His son Franklin Pierce, born that year, grew up here and went on to become the 14th President of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857, the only president from New Hampshire. The house is a National Historic Landmark and a state historic site, run with the help of the local historical society, and is shown on short guided tours in summer on a limited schedule (confirm). Inside are rooms furnished to the early 1800s, with period wall stencilling and hand-painted decoration, and an upstairs hall once used for dances and gatherings (confirm). The family also kept the house as a tavern for travellers on the turnpike at times (confirm). Hillsborough is known for its dry-laid granite stone arch bridges nearby. The Pierce Manse, a smaller house he lived in at Concord, is a separate museum.

301 2nd NH Turnpike North, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, 03244, United States

The house is open for guided tours in summer only, roughly from late spring or early summer to early autumn, and only on some days of the week, often weekends early and late in the season and a few more days in July and August (confirm current days and hours). Tours start at set times through the day, and the last tour begins before closing. The house is closed from autumn to spring, apart from occasional special events and group visits by arrangement. The grounds and the outside of the house can be seen from the road at any time. The site may close in severe weather and on some holidays; check before a special trip.

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