Wentworth-Gardner Historic House

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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.

07/22/2026

First week of the first year that the Boatshop is at the Wentworth-Gardner! This is a great camp that brings boat building back to the river, and gives the next generation a glimpse into our maritime history. We are so excited to be hosting them!

05/21/2026

It’s opening day at the Wentworth-Gardner! We’re here Thursday through Monday, 11 to 4–come visit us and see our newly restored warehouse!

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!

Address

50 Mechanic Street
Portsmouth, NH
03801

Telephone

+16034364406

Website

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

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