Franconia in Grafton County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)
The Frost Place
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2025
1. The Frost Place NRHP Marker
has been listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
New Hampshire State Register
of Historic Places
This property has been protected
with assistance from the
NH Land and Community
Heritage Investment Program
2003
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 2003.
Location. 44° 12.773′ N, 71° 45.392′ W. Marker is in Franconia, New Hampshire, in Grafton County. It is on Ridge Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 158 Ridge Road, Franconia NH 03580, 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, it is in the North Atlantic Region, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "Poetry and Nature Trail" (within shouting distance of this marker); Honoring Our Founder Dave Schaffer (within shouting distance of this marker); Birches (within shouting distance of this marker); First Ski School in America (approx. 1.1 miles away); World War Honor Roll (approx. 1.1 miles away); Abbie Greenleaf Library (approx. 1.1 miles away); 1889 Iron Bridge
this page online
More about this marker. Grounds and trail are open even when the house is not. Tread softly.
Regarding The Frost Place. National Register Statement of Significance excerpt:
The Frost Place in Franconia is famous as the house Robert Frost fell in love with at first sight. Searching for a house in April of 1915, he came along the Ridge Road, and saw ita long white house with many large windows facing a magnificent view of Mt. Lafayette and the Franconia Range of the White Mountains. Around and above the house lay the fields and woods of the farm it belongs to. In the road was the owner, Willis Herbert, later Frost's good friend, raking leaves. Said Frost to him, with Yankee directness,
"I'm going to put you off this farm, I want it."
"Where are you going to put me, in the road?"
"I'm going to put you on the farm next door."
and he did. Soon he and his family were able to move in, to make the house their home until October of 1920.
Also see . . .
1. The Frost Place: A Brief History.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2025
2. The Frost Place NH RHP Marker
2. Frost Place National Register Nomination Form. (Submitted on August 3, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2025
3. The Frost Place Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2025
4. The Frost Place
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2025
5. The Frost Place (rear)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2025
6. The Frost Place Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 3, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
