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!
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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)
*any cash purchases MUST start at Warner House to check in and pay
Our annual Twilight Tour returns on Friday, August 9 from 4pm to 8pm Eight historic sites will be open after hours with special tours and exhibitions centered on this year’s theme, Flames of Revolution. The 250th anniversary of the American Revolution is fast appropriating and Portsmouth played a key roll in the unrest that built up in the years before war broke out.
Highlights include:
- Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire, 222 Court Street:
Explore ‘Gordon’s Back: Delusions and Context,’ an interactive exhibition by Boston artist Nadroj Nina Holmes, debuting in New Hampshire. Holmes’s work, rooted in the living history of Black liberation movements, reimagines the historical figure Gordon, also known as Whipped Peter, transforming his image from a symbol of chattel slavery into a thought-provoking representation of present-day discourse. - The Gundalow Company, Prescott Park on Water Street:
Experience a river cruise aboard an 1880s Gundalow reproduction and learn about the region’s maritime heritage. With a Twilight Tour ticket, book any regular Harbor or Sunset Sail on the Gundalow in Portsmouth, NH at half price. (not open on 8/9; ticket used for discount for another scheduled date) - Historic New England’s Governor John Langdon House, 143 Pleasant Street:
Explore the home and learn about the revolutionary spirit and patriotic actions of John Langdon, a three-term governor of New Hampshire, a Revolutionary leader, and a signer of the United States Constitution. - Historic New England’s Rundlet-May House, 364 Middle Street:
Tour the first floor and explore the revolutionary technologies and sumptuous decor of the Rudnlet-May family’s showhouse. - Historic New England’s Jackson House, 76 Northwest Street:
Explore the oldest surviving English timber frame home in New Hampshire and learn how the site inspired a groundbreaking historic preservation philosophy. - Moffatt-Ladd House & Garden, 154 Market Street:
Visit this Georgian mansion built in 1763 by the Moffatt family, which later became home to a signer of the Declaration of Independence and two signers of the 1779 Petition of Freedom. - Portsmouth Historical Society’s John Paul Jones House, 43 Middle Street:
Tour the John Paul Jones House to explore the crucial decisions American colonists faced regarding liberty, independence, and democracy, with Revolutionary-era artifacts, including those related to Washington, Lafayette, George III, and John Paul Jones, on display. - Strawbery Banke Museum’s William Pitt Tavern, 14 Hancock Street:
Explore the William Pitt Tavern, the colonial tavern built in 1766 by John Stavers, which was a key stop for the Flying Stage Coach between Portsmouth and Boston, and a gathering place for both Patriots and Loyalists. (Pitt Tavern is only SB building open on 8/9) - Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion, 375 Little Harbor Road:
Discover this mid-eighteenth-century home of Royal Governor Benning Wentworth, where Wentworth’s widow entertained George Washington for tea in 1789. - Wentworth-Gardner House, 50 Mechanic Street:
Visit what is considered one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture and the former home of the influential Wentworth Family, including John Wentworth, the colony’s last royal governor. - The Warner House, 150 Daniel Street:
Explore the first floor, where tours will highlight the Loyalist side of the American Revolution, offering insights into what Jonathan Warner, a member of the Royal Council, thought about the unrest in Portsmouth in the years leading up to the Revolution.
Please note this is a self-guided walking tour. Visitors may plan their own route and are responsible for their own transportation.
Each Twilight Tour ticket is valid for one admission to the participating sites on the night of the Twilight Tour. Tickets are valid for the balance of the 2024 season for admission to most of the sites if visitors are unable to tour the night of the event.