Franklin Pierce Homestead

Infobox_nrhp | name =Franklin Pierce Homestead
nrhp_type =nhl

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caption =The Pierce Homestead
nearest_city= Hillsborough, New Hampshire
area =
built =1804
designated= July 04, 1961cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=29&ResourceType=Building
title=Franklin Pierce Homestead |accessdate=2007-10-22|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = October 15, 1966cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = State
refnum=66000027

The Franklin Pierce Homestead was the childhood home of the fourteenth President of the United States, Franklin Pierce. Located in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, the home was built in 1804 by Pierce's father, Benjamin Pierce. The home is one of Franklin Pierce's probable places of birth, the other now lying beneath the nearby impoundment of Franklin Pierce Lake. Pierce lived at the homestead until 1834, with the exception of a seven year span spent away for school and the studying of law. The home remained in the Pierce family until 1925, when it was procured by the state of New Hampshire. Notables such as Daniel Webster have stayed there. Today, it is operated by the Hillsborough Historical Society and is a state park.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000027.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Franklin Pierce Homestead] |598 KiB |date=January 30, 1976 |author=Polly M. Rettig and Charles E. Shedd, Jr. |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/66000027.pdf Accompanying 5 photos, exterior and interior, from 1975 and undated.] |512 KiB ]

It is located on the east side of Washington Road (New Hampshire Route 31), about 100 yards north of its intersection with (New Hampshire Route 9), in the Lower Village area of Hillsborough.

References

External links

* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online_books/Presidents/site35.htm National Park Service site on the Pierce Homestead]
* [http://www.conknet.com/~hillsboro/pierce/homestead.html Hillsborough Historical Society site on the Pierce Homestead]
* [http://www.nhstateparks.org/state-parks/alphabetical-order/franklin-pierce-homestead/ Franklin Pierce Homestead, at New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation]