Amos Learned Farm

Amos Learned Farm
Amos Learned Farm is located in New Hampshire
Amos Learned Farm
Amos Learned Farm is located in the United States
Amos Learned Farm
LocationNH 137, Dublin, New Hampshire
Coordinates42°53′34″N 72°1′27″W / 42.89278°N 72.02417°W / 42.89278; -72.02417
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1808 (1808)
Architectural styleCape Colonial
MPSDublin MRA
NRHP reference No.83004041[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 1983

The Amos Learned Farm is a historic farmstead on New Hampshire Route 137 (Lower Jaffrey Road) in Dublin, New Hampshire. This 1+12-story wood frame Cape style house was built c. 1808 by Benjamin Learned, Jr., son of one of Dublin's early settlers, and is a well-preserved example of a period hill farmstead. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

Description and history

The Amos Learned Farm is located in a rural setting of eastern Dublin, on the west side of NH 137, about 0.6 miles (0.97 km) south of its junction with New Hampshire Route 101. It is a 1+12-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. Its main facade is oriented facing south, presenting a side gable to the street. Windows are placed irregularly, with a center entrance on the south facade. A single-story ell extends to the west, which is stylistically similar, and there is a modern garage about 100 feet (30 m) south of the house.[2]

The house was built about 1808 by Benjamin Learned Jr; he deeded the property to his brother Amos that year. Both of the Learneds eventually moved to Maine. The house stands near a discontinued road that went to the Upper Jaffrey Road, where their father's house also still stands. Later owners of the property include Irish and Finnish immigrants, representatives of a broadening of the population demographics of Dublin in the early 20th century.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Amos Learned Farm". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-04-18.