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Watts House: 500 North Street
One of the first things you notice about the Watts House is the sheer size of it – which makes it all the more interesting
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Seawall at Crawford’s Bay
Seawall at Crawford’s Bay No walk through Olde Towne is complete without a stroll down the seawall at Crawford’s Bay, a calm corner of the
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Macon House: Corner of Middle and North Streets
Macon House Oh, if walls could talk! The Macon House was built in 1851 as a grand hotel (pictured is the proprietor’s house on the
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Greenwich Park: Corner of North and Dinwiddie Streets
In a nod to our current “situation” (COVID-19 pandemic), this park highlights the Yellow Fever of 1855 which killed 10% of Portsmouth’s population (about 3,000
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Armistead House: 329 North Street
Armistead House, aka First U.S. Navy Nursing School for Portsmouth Naval Hospital, aka Elks Lodge, aka Doctor Madblood’s Castle An impressive example of Romanesque Revival