The 1808 House

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At some point the Clark Hotel became the 1808 House which was an Inn. Later it became the 1808 House Restaurant which I frequented for the Friday all-you-can-eat fish dinners. It was sad when it closed and the abandoned building was quite an eyesore.

However the building was purchased and renovated and now is the location of the Re/Max Town Square Office Building.

Falling on hard times, the abandoned 1808 House viewed from Turnpike Road
NIHS Photo Ref 99.4

View from library parking lot
NIHS Ref 99.5

I wonder where that sign is?
NIHS Ref 99.6 
In better times the dining room of the 1808 House
Photographed by Hansom & Walsh, Boston, MA
NIHS Ref 92.142



Rear view of the 1808 House. Note the large barn on the right which was used for large parties, dances and entertainment
NIHS Ref 92.140

Fountain in front of the Re/Max office originally was in the center of Turnpike Road. It had an attached gas lantern and the pipes are visible in the access opening. It provided water for  horses and people with this inscription "Presented to the town of New Ipswich by Captain John S. Haubbard of Concord, NH., Sept 12, 1893."

Photo - John M Poltrack  Jul 2016
Postcard of the 1808 House 1960s?



Photo by John M Poltrack - Jul 2016
Looking good

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Location: 586 Turnpike Rd, New Ipswich, NH 03071, USA

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