The Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion is celebrating the installation of 10 new blackout blinds, due to a generous grant from the Rosamund Thaxter Foundation and additional contributions from the Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion Association. The new blinds provide important protection from strong light in the main rooms of the house because they contain original, 18th century wallpaper. The […]
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The 2024 season has begun at long last! There is a brand new team of guides ready to show you around the Mansion. Meet Sydney, Ella, and Sam (pictured in front of the Mansion from left to right). Stop by to meet the new crew and have a tour, Friday-Monday starting at 10am. Tours leave
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The Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion will be open during the Twilight Tour, on August 9 from 4-8pm. Purchase tickets from the Portsmouth Historical Sites Association and come for a tour! … Here are more details from their webpage: Friday, August 9, 4pm to 8pm 8 historic sites $20/adult; $10/child in advance; $25/$12 day of (after 4pm 8/8)
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The Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion Association is participating for the first time in NH Gives. Follow this link to our online giving page and make a donation to support the restoration of the historical Mansion and grounds here in Portsmouth, NH. Funds raised today will help support the restoration of Benning Wentworth’s original 18th century wallpaper. Thank
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The Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion will be open this year in July through October 14. For the exact opening date, hours, and days that the visitor’s center is open and for tour information, please visit the Mansion page at NH State Parks. Adult NH Resident $4, Non-Resident $5, Child 6-17 NH-Resident $0, Non-Resident $3, Child under 6,
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On Tuesday bells will ring across Portsmouth and Kittery in celebration of the signing of the Portsmouth Treaty in 1905, which ended the Russo-Japanese War (and for which Theodore Roosevelt earned the Nobel Peace Prize). Every year on September 5, bells in Portsmouth and Kittery are rung at 3:47 PM, the time when the treaty
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Don’t miss out on 400 years of history during the annual Twilight Tour next Friday! That’s a lot of history rolled into 10 historic properties on one beautiful night in Portsmouth. We think you can do it, but fear not, your tickets allow you to visit all the sites for the remainder of the 2023
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Saturday is Beatrix Potter Day at the Wentworth-Coolidge! Hop down to the Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion State Park at 375 Little Harbor Road in Portsmouth on Saturday, July 29, from 10an to 2pm. Celebrate the legendary children’s author/illustrator’s birthday with a leisurely day of crafts, a sensory scavenger hunt, storytime, spinning demonstrations, and more. Beatrix
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What was so scandalous about Benning Wentworth’s second marriage? Did he really keep 30 horses in the basement? Stories abound about Portsmouth’s famous Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion. In honor of NH’s first royal governor’s 327th birthday, join a panel of mansion guides and historians for a fun discussion of the historical and the apocryphal. From true-ish stories
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The Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion is open for the season on Friday, May 26 through Monday, October 9. The Mansion is undergoing internal maintenance work, so guided tours are currently unavailable. Outdoor tours will be available at no cost (but donations are encouraged) Friday – Monday during the season starting at 10am and running hourly, on the
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