Hunt Memorial Building is a historic building based on Main Street in Nashua. The location used to be the Nashua Public Library and was made one of the National Register of Historic Buildings in the early 1970s. It has been renovated and updates, including with handicapped access, a catering kitchen, new glass windows and more. It can be used for non profit and private events and functions as well as parties and receptions. It will also offers private offices and conference areas.
Public restrooms available during events only.
The museum was founded in 1991 after an original copy of the Declaration of Independence was found in the Ladd-Gilman house. The museum also maintains the historic Folsom Tavern. The museum is a private nonprofit. It celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2011.
Founded in 1870, the Nashua Historical Society seeks to preserve the history Nashua through a variety of means, including collecting relics, outreach and education. The Society is a nonprofit organization run by a volunteer staff, which runs an array of programming throughout the year. It's financed through membership and donations.
The Society’s office is located at The Florence H. Speare Memorial Museum. The organization also runs The Abbot-Spalding House Museum.
The Moffatt-Ladd House and Garden is one of the first Georgian mansions in America and is now a national historic landmark. It is famous because General William Whipple, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, lived there through the Revolutionary War. It also still boasts the oldest chestnut tree in the state, which you can see in the front garden. Visitors can enjoy a guided one-hour tour. The house has much of the original furniture that was there during the Revolutionary War. It is now owned and operated by The National Society of The Colonial Dames of Americain the State of New Hampshire (NSCDA-NH).
Jackson House is the oldest surviving wood frame house in the state. Built in 1664 by wood worker Richard Jackson on his family’s 25-acre land, it is listed as a National Historic Landmark. Admissions is free for Historic New England members and Portsmouth residents and tours are available.
