Moffatt-Ladd House & Garden

Hours:

Mid June - Mid Oct

Mon - Sat
11am - 5pm

Sunday
1pm - 5pm

Tours last approx. 1 hour.  Last tour starts at 5:00

RATES:

House and Garden Adults: $6.00 Children: $2.50

 Garden Only: $2.00

GROUPS:

10 or more: $5.00 during the season

Pre/Post Season tours: $6.00

Tours for Schools, home-school groups, youth organizations are FREE
(booked in advance)

For more information email us at moffatt-ladd@juno.com

 

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A National Historic Landmark open to the public since 1912

Owned and operated by
The National Society of the Colonial Dames in the State of New Hampshire

154 Market Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone (House): 603-436-8221 (Office): 603-430-7968

 

Welcome

The Moffatt-Ladd House and Garden (1763) is a National Historic Landmark and has been open to the public as a historic house museum since 1911. One of America's finest Georgian mansions, the house was built for merchant John Moffatt between 1760 and 1763.  During the Revolution, it was the home of General William Whipple, one of New Hampshire's three signers of the Declaration of Independence and his wife Katharine Moffatt Whipple.  In 1817 the house passed to John Moffatt's great granddaughter, Maria Tufton Haven Ladd.  Her son, Alexander Hamilton Ladd, lived in the house from 1862 until his death in 1900.  The house is furnished to showcase its original features and to reflect its use as a private home from 1763 through 1900. 

(See History for more information on architectural features, furnishings, and the lives of the house's occupants, both enslaved and free.)

    The site is owned and operated by
The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of New Hampshire (NSCDA-NH).
Founded in 1891, NSCDA is a women's organization dedicated to educating the public about American history.  More than 80 properties nationwide are affiliated with NSCDA and its state societies.