Newmarket, NH is a town of about 9,000 located between Durham and Exeter on the New Hampshire Seacoast, about 10-15 miles from Portsmouth.
First settled in the 1600's and incorporated in 1727, it became a thriving mill town in the 1800's. Later the mills were used for various other industries, including the original home of Timberland Shoes. Today the mills are experiencing a renaissance as offices, apartments, restaurants and shops.
I took these on a walk around the downtown area in August.
These old buildings are being converted into apartments and offices
Public Library
The current Town Hall is the old Catholic School. The previous town hall burned down in the 1980's
Nice pictures! I've never heard of Newmarket, but I have relatives in that area. We don't see much New Hampshire on here, and to see an unknown place like Newmarket is even better.
Nice pictures! I've never heard of Newmarket, but I have relatives in that area. We don't see much New Hampshire on here, and to see an unknown place like Newmarket is even better.
I thought the same thing--have had family in Dover and briefly in Durham (Derm!) since the 1970s and yet I cannot ever recall visiting Newmarket.
Anyway, cool photos--love those stone mills especially. Also, the house in the second-to-last photo could be anywhere in the Granite State: old, plain, clean and strong. And you just know that front door never gets used!
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