Lancaster in Coos County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

Stone House

Lancaster NH: Stories of People & Places

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 9, 2017

1. Stone House Marker

Inscription.
John Sullivan Wells built this unique structure between 1835 and 1840.Wells brought the granite from Northumberland to construct his home. Shortly after it was completed Wells was called to Exeter to become Attorney General and the house was sold to the Hopkinson family. Today the house is a working farm and reflects Lancaster's deeply rooted farming history.

Weblink: http://lancasterproject.blogs.plymouth.edu/stone-house/

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.

Location. 44° 29.588′ N, 71° 34.281′ W. Marker is in Lancaster, New Hampshire, in Coos County. It is on Main Street (U.S. 2) south of Depot Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is mounted waist-high on a wooden stand directly in front of the subject house, near the sidewalk. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 159 Main Street, Lancaster NH 03584, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Hampshire’s White Mountains.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally,

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it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lancaster War Memorial (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Col. Edward Cross (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lancaster Main Street Program’s (approx. 0.4 miles away); Wilder-Holton House (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Thompson Legacy (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lancaster N. H.: Stories of People and Places (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Church of Lancaster (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Lancaster War Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lancaster.

Also see . . . Touring Lancaster. New Hampshire Magazine website entry (Submitted on September 9, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Stone House (<i>front view; marker visible left of sidewalk</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 9, 2017

2. Stone House (front view; marker visible left of sidewalk)

Stone House (<i>southwest corner view from Main Street</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 9, 2017

3. Stone House (southwest corner view from Main Street)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 609 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 20, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.