House by the Side of the Road

House by the Side of the Road
Location 61 School St., Tilton, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°26′51″N 71°35′24″W / 43.44750°N 71.59000°W / 43.44750; -71.59000Coordinates: 43°26′51″N 71°35′24″W / 43.44750°N 71.59000°W / 43.44750; -71.59000
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1783 (1783)
NRHP Reference # 80000265[1]
Added to NRHP November 26, 1980

The House by the Side of the Road is a historic house at 61 School Street in Tilton, New Hampshire. The house, built c. 1783, is a modest 1-1/2 story Cape style house that is five bays wide, with a center entry and a central chimney. The house is locally notable as the home of poet Sam Walter Foss in 1877-78, when he was attending Tilton Seminary, and has been known as the "House by the Side of Road" after Foss's poem of the same name, since the 1890s.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for House by the Side of the Road" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-08-13.


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