Wentworth-Gardner Historic House

Name: Wentworth-Gardner Historic House
Address: 50 Mechanic Street, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, US
Telephone: +16034364406
Price range: $

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Wentworth-Gardner Historic House

The mission of the Wentworth-Gardner Historic House Association is to preserve and enhance its struc from June 12 through Columbus Day.

**The Museum is closed for the season, but like us here on Facebook for more updates and future programing!**

Located in the historic South End of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the Wentworth Lear Historic Houses faces the back channel of the Piscataqua on the corner of Mechanic and Hunking streets. Both the Tobias Lear and Wentworth-Gardner houses are listed on the National Register of Historic Pla

ces. Dating from the mid-1700s, the houses are classic examples of Georgian architecture. The houses are open for tours Thursday through Monday from 11-4 p.m. Tours begin every half hour on the steps of the Wentworth-Gardner Mansion.

09/07/2025

No parking pass for Thunder Over New Hampshire this weekend? That’s okay! Come take a tour of the Wentworth-Gardner House where you can take in history with complimentary fighter jet ambiance!✈️

08/18/2025

This Friday the Wentworth-Gardner house is hosting a free lecture given by Chris Holmes, a graduate student at UNH. This lecture is the culmination of a summer internship researching the early inhabitants of the house and their relationship with the American Revolution.

07/31/2025

Portsmouth Historic Sites Associates will be hosting Twilight Tours on Friday, August 8th from 4pm-8pm. Don't miss out on the BEST opportunity of the year to visit multiple historic sites for the price of one ticket! Participating sites include: ✨Portsmouth Athenaeum
✨Historic New England’s Langdon, Rundlet-May, and Jackson House
✨Strawbery Banke Museum’s Pitt Tavern
✨Portsmouth Historical Society’s John Paul Jones House
✨Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire
✨Moffatt-Ladd House & Garden
✨Warner House
✨Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion
✨Wentworth-Gardner House
Experience the historic architecture of Portsmouth under candlelight as it was intended to be seen!

Go to portsmouthhistoric.org/events to buy tickets! Discounted advanced tickets available now!

07/04/2025

The Wentworth-Gardner House is hosting the NH Spinners and Dyers Guild on multiple days throughout July and August. Stop by the museum and see how wool is worked into yarn! Learn about this ancient craft while taking in our beautiful historic home with views of the Piscataqua River.

If you love knitting, crocheting, or even embroidery, join in and bring your own fiber arts project to work on while getting to know other fiber craft enthusiasts! 🧶🧵💛

06/05/2025

On Sunday the Wentworth-Gardner House had the honor of hosting an Ice cream Social for the Friends of the South End! They are a great organization which puts on events for the local community. It was great to see the neighborhood come together! The Wentworth-Gardner House is open and happy to host events from May to October!

05/29/2025

What a difference! Work on the exterior of our 1760s warehouse is moving swiftly and looking great! The difference between the bright new and the old weathered shingles is striking. Thanks to a LCHIP grant, the warehouse will be standing strong and looking better than ever for our future events and celebrations.

05/22/2025

Starting today we are officially open Thursday to Monday from 11am to 4pm until Indigenous Peoples' Day!

Escape the cold and rain today and stop by for a tour!

12/13/2024

We’re so excited to announce that the Wentworth-Gardner Historic House Association has received another LCHIP grant! This grant will go towards repairs to the 1760 chimneys, and repairs will begin in the spring of 2025. Come visit us next season and see all of our improvements!

10/10/2024

As the spooky season is ramping up this fall, the tour season at the Wentworth-Gardner is coming to a close. Our last day of guided tours is on Sunday, October 13th. Do not fret if you missed us this season! We will reopen in June 2025 for another amazing summer!

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08/24/2024

All the hard work this summer on the grounds surrounding the Wentworth-Gardner has really payed off! The new brick walkway and patio adjacent to the warehouse is perfect for hosting events and weddings. We can’t wait until next year when we can finally welcome back the community to the grounds after a long summer of restorations!

07/25/2024

Don’t miss out on one of the best opportunities of the year! A large number of some of Portsmouth’s best historic homes will be open after hours with special tours and exhibits honoring the fast-approaching 250th anniversary of America’s declaration of independence from Great Britain. This year’s theme, Flames of the Revolution, highlights the years of unrest in Portsmouth prior to the war.

Tickets, if purchased in advance, are $20 per adult and $10 per child. Tickets purchased day of are $25 per adult and $12 per child. For more information and to purchase tickets go to https://www.portsmouthhistoric.org/events or find the active link in our bio.

Address

50 Mechanic Street
Portsmouth, NH
03801

Telephone

+16034364406

Website

http://www.wentworth-gardner.org/

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