Ladd-Gilman House Marker

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Exeter in Rockingham County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

Ladd-Gilman House

By Roger W. Sinnott, May 28, 2010

1. Ladd-Gilman House Marker

Inscription. Built about 1721 as one of New Hampshire’s earliest brick houses, and enlarged and clapboarded in the 1750s, this dwelling served as the state treasury during the Revolution. Here were born John Taylor Gilman (1753-1828), who was elected governor for an unequalled total of fourteen years, and his brother Nicholas Gilman, Jr. (1755-1814), a signer of the U. S. Constitution. The house has been maintained since 1902 by the Society of the Cincinnati.

Erected 1991 by NH Division of Historical Resources and the NH Department of Transportation (marker #161).

Location. 42° 58.916′ N, 70° 56.941′ W. Marker is in Exeter, New Hampshire, in Rockingham County. Marker is on Water Street, on the right. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Exeter NH 03833, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Revolutionary Capital (about 800 feet away, in a direct line); Exeter Town House (about 800 feet away); Site of the First Mill At Falls of the Squamscott River (approx. 0.2 miles away); Powder House (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Powder House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brigadier General Enoch Poor (approx. half a mile away); George Leonard Smith Gun (approx. 0.6 miles away); Josiah Bartlett (approx. 6.2 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Exeter.

Wider View Looking South Photo, Click for full size

By Roger W. Sinnott, May 28, 2010

2. Wider View Looking South

Regarding Ladd-Gilman House. A spectacular discovery was made in this historic building during renovations in 1985, when an alert workman noticed an aging document stashed behind insulation in the attic. It proved to be Exeter’s long-lost copy of the Declaration of Independence, which had arrived by horseback from Philadelphia on July 16, 1776.

Today the Ladd-Gilman house is the centerpiece of the American Independence Museum.

Also see . . .
1. John Taylor Gilman Biography - New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources. (Submitted on June 3, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
2. John Taylor Gilman - The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. (Submitted on June 3, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
3. Nicholas Gilman - The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. (Submitted on June 3, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

By Roger W. Sinnott, May 28, 2010

3. Looking East

Credits. This page originally submitted on May 30, 2010, by Roger W. Sinnott of Chelmsford, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 615 times since then. Last updated on August 1, 2011, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 30, 2010, by Roger W. Sinnott of Chelmsford, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.