Mileage 98.0
Lighthouses visited But could see 5 from the Seacoast Center
Lighthouse stamps
gotten 6- All at Seacoast Science Center: Portsmouth Harbor, White Island (Isle of Shoals, Boon Island, Wood Island Life Saving Station, Seacoast Science Center, Whaleback Lighthouse.
National Parks visited
0
National Parks stamps
collected 0
National Wildlife
Preserves visited 0
Baseball Parks Visited
0
New markers/memorials 2 Rye War Memorial, New Isle of Shoals
Toy Boats for the Collection: Seacoast Science Center Rye NH
Markers visited today 2 Atlantic Cable Station and Sunken Forest, Isle of Shoals
NRHP sites visited: 4: The Beach Club Rye, The Locke House, Parson's Homestead, Pulpit Rock.
NRHP sites visited: 4: The Beach Club Rye, The Locke House, Parson's Homestead, Pulpit Rock.
New Plates today: 2 Oregon , Conn. Combat Wounded Purple Heart
New Pins today: 0
One site visited was The Beach Club, on the NRHP:
The Beach Club (Rye, New Hampshire)
The Beach Club is a private oceanfront club at 2450 Ocean Boulevard in Rye, New Hampshire. Founded in 1925, it is the only beachfront private club to survive from the early 20th century along New Hampshire's coast. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
Pulpit Rock Tower
Pulpit Rock Tower, also known as Pulpit Rock Base-End
Station (N. 142), is a historic military observation tower at 9 Davis Road
in Rye, New Hampshire. Built in 1943 as part of a
series of military defenses around Portsmouth, it is the only one of
fourteen World War II-era observation posts to survive. Now
owned by the state, it is periodically open to the public, and maintained by a
local non-profit organization. It was listed on the National Register of Historic
Places in 2010.
Description
and history
The Pulpit Rock Tower is in northern
Rye, on a small state-owned parcel of land between Neptune Drive and Pulpit
Rock Road. It is accessed via a foot path from Neptune Drive. It is a concrete
structure of eight stories, and stands 73 feet (22 m) in height. Its walls
are 12 inches (30 cm) thick, and its floors are 13.5 inches (34 cm)
thick. The interior has a six-level spiral concrete staircase, and the tower's
top two levels are accessed by wooden ladders. An observation platform is
located at the top level.
The tower was built in 1943 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and was the only tower of its type built on the New Hampshire seacoast. It is the only one of fourteen coastal observation posts to survive from the Second World War in the state. During the war, the tower was connected to nearby Fort Dearborn by telephone to relay observational measurements.[2]
The tower is now owned by the
state of New Hampshire. The non-profit Friends of Pulpit Rock performs limited
maintenance and restoration work on the structure, and periodically organizes
public access.
Parsons Homestead
The Parsons Homestead is a
historic house at 520 Washington Road in Rye, New Hampshire. Probably built about 1800
but including portions of older buildings, it is a well-preserved example of a
distinctive local variant of the Federal style of architecture. It was listed
on the National Register of Historic
Places in 1980.
Description
and history
The Parsons Homestead stands in
the village center of Rye, on the southeast side of Washington Road, nearly
opposite its junction with Lang Road. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure,
with a side gable roof and clapboarded exterior. It has two interior brick
chimneys, and a five-bay front facade. The central bay is a two-story gabled
projection, a distinctive local variant of the Federal style that is now seen
in only a few surviving examples. The main entrance is at the base of the
projection, flanked by sidelight windows and topped by a half-round transom.
Sash windows are placed in the other bays, framed by molded surrounds.
The construction date of this
house is traditionally given as 1757, but there is no significant architectural
evidence supporting a construction date before about 1800. Portions of the
house (a stairway and some posts) appear to have been recycled from an older
house. The interior woodwork is among the finest of the period in Rye. The
builder of the house is not known.
Last NRHP site was the Locke House:
Elijah Locke House
The Elijah Locke House is
a historic house at 5 Grove Road in Rye, New Hampshire. Traditionally ascribed a
construction date of 1739, it is one of the oldest surviving buildings in New
Hampshire's Seacoast region. It was listed on the National Register of Historic
Places in 1979.
Description and history
The Elijah Locke House stands in
a rural residential setting in central southern Rye, at the junction of Grove
and Central Roads. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, with a side gable
roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. It has a typical Georgian
facade, five bays wide with a central entrance, and a rear single-story
addition (also an 18th-century structure). The entrance is a projecting gabled
section, with the door framed by pilasters and a gabled pediment. The interior
has been sensitively modernized, retaining some original features. Outbuildings
on the property include a barn and carriage house, both of which appear to date
to the second quarter of the 19th century. Two other outbuildings of 19th
century origin have been demolished.[2]
Captain John Locke was one of the earliest settlers of New Hampshire, arriving in 1644. This house was built either by his son William in 1729, or his grandson Elijah in 1739; the latter date is found incised on one of the original roof beams. John Locke was killed by Native Americans in 1696; William was a shopkeeper in Portsmouth. The house has spent many years in (and out of) ownership by Locke's descendants
2 Markers today: First, Isles of Shoals:
Atlantic Cable Station and Sunken Forest
One site visited was The Beach Club, on the NRHP:
The Beach Club (Rye, New Hampshire)
The Beach Club is a private oceanfront club at 2450 Ocean Boulevard in Rye, New Hampshire. Founded in 1925, it is the only beachfront private club to survive from the early 20th century along New Hampshire's coast. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
Description and history[edit]
The Beach Club
consists of a cluster of four buildings built around a saltwater swimming pool
on the beach near the junction of Ocean Boulevard (New Hampshire Route 1A)
and Sea Road. The main clubhouse, facing roughly south, is a single-story frame
structure with modest Victorian styling, to which a stone addition was made on
the east side. The frame portion is five bays wide, with a shed-roof portico
sheltering the center entrance. The stone addition is two bays wide, with a
chimney prominently rising at the center of its facade. The interior has open
timber-frame woodwork, with kitchen and service facilities in modern additions
to the north. Surrounding the saltwater pool are three bathhouses, which house
changing rooms and service equipment and storage for the pool. On the east side
of the pool is a covered cabana-like area
with views of the ocean.
The main
clubhouse was built c. 1882, and has been repeatedly modified since then. It
originally was run as a concession to all local visitors. The oldest of the
bathhouses was built about 1900 by this business. It became a private club in
1925, catering to the elite of New Hampshire and Massachusetts, who felt their
summer resort was becoming overrun by a less savory and more transient type of
visitor. Prominent leaders of the club included Massachusetts Governor Alvan T. Fuller, who had a summer residence
nearby. The swimming pool was originally built in 1927 by the club, and was
replaced in 2007. It features an underwater lighting system that is a near
replica of one the original pool had.
Also saw St Andrew's By the Sea Church
St. Andrew's-by-the-Sea
St.
Andrew's-by-the-Sea is a historic Episcopal
chapel on Church Road, southeast of the junction
with South Road and Route 1A in Rye, New Hampshire.
Built in 1876, it is the only known religious work of Boston architects Winslow &
Wetherell, and one of a modest number of churches built for summer
vacationers in the state. It is an eclectic mix of Gothic Revival and Stick
Style, and was listed on the National
Register of Historic Places in 2001.
St.
Andrew's-by-the-Sea stands near New Hampshire's seacoast in southern Rye, on
the east side of Church Road south of Jenness State Beach.
It is a single-story structure built of stone and timber, with brick quoining
at the corners. It has a slate roof and a small belfry topped by a pyramidal
roof. The chapel's stained glass windows were designed by John La Farge, the Connick Studios, and Tiffany & Co. Other major features of the
interior include massive timber trusses supporting the roof, and an elaborately
carved oak pulpit. The church property includes a small graveyard and is
surrounded by a low stone wall, with a lich gate built in 1977 as a reconstruction of an
original.
In 1864 Rye's
first Episcopal services were held at the nearby Farragut Hotel. This chapel
was built in 1876 to serve Rye's large summer resort community. It was designed
by the Boston architects Winslow & Wetherell, and is
their only known work in New Hampshire. It is also their only known religious
work; the partners worked primarily on commercial projects, and are best known
for their work done after the Great Boston fire of
1872.
The chapel is
still used for Episcopal services in the summer.
Then, a visit to a WWII outlook station
Pulpit Rock Tower
Pulpit Rock Tower, also known as Pulpit Rock Base-End
Station (N. 142), is a historic military observation tower at 9 Davis Road
in Rye, New Hampshire. Built in 1943 as part of a
series of military defenses around Portsmouth, it is the only one of
fourteen World War II-era observation posts to survive. Now
owned by the state, it is periodically open to the public, and maintained by a
local non-profit organization. It was listed on the National Register of Historic
Places in 2010.
Description
and history
The Pulpit Rock Tower is in northern
Rye, on a small state-owned parcel of land between Neptune Drive and Pulpit
Rock Road. It is accessed via a foot path from Neptune Drive. It is a concrete
structure of eight stories, and stands 73 feet (22 m) in height. Its walls
are 12 inches (30 cm) thick, and its floors are 13.5 inches (34 cm)
thick. The interior has a six-level spiral concrete staircase, and the tower's
top two levels are accessed by wooden ladders. An observation platform is
located at the top level.The tower was built in 1943 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and was the only tower of its type built on the New Hampshire seacoast. It is the only one of fourteen coastal observation posts to survive from the Second World War in the state. During the war, the tower was connected to nearby Fort Dearborn by telephone to relay observational measurements.[2]
Also, a visit to Parson's Homestead:
Parsons Homestead
The Parsons Homestead is a
historic house at 520 Washington Road in Rye, New Hampshire. Probably built about 1800
but including portions of older buildings, it is a well-preserved example of a
distinctive local variant of the Federal style of architecture. It was listed
on the National Register of Historic
Places in 1980.
Description
and history
The Parsons Homestead stands in
the village center of Rye, on the southeast side of Washington Road, nearly
opposite its junction with Lang Road. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure,
with a side gable roof and clapboarded exterior. It has two interior brick
chimneys, and a five-bay front facade. The central bay is a two-story gabled
projection, a distinctive local variant of the Federal style that is now seen
in only a few surviving examples. The main entrance is at the base of the
projection, flanked by sidelight windows and topped by a half-round transom.
Sash windows are placed in the other bays, framed by molded surrounds. Last NRHP site was the Locke House:
Elijah Locke House
The Elijah Locke House is
a historic house at 5 Grove Road in Rye, New Hampshire. Traditionally ascribed a
construction date of 1739, it is one of the oldest surviving buildings in New
Hampshire's Seacoast region. It was listed on the National Register of Historic
Places in 1979.
Description and history
The Elijah Locke House stands in
a rural residential setting in central southern Rye, at the junction of Grove
and Central Roads. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame structure, with a side gable
roof, central chimney, and clapboarded exterior. It has a typical Georgian
facade, five bays wide with a central entrance, and a rear single-story
addition (also an 18th-century structure). The entrance is a projecting gabled
section, with the door framed by pilasters and a gabled pediment. The interior
has been sensitively modernized, retaining some original features. Outbuildings
on the property include a barn and carriage house, both of which appear to date
to the second quarter of the 19th century. Two other outbuildings of 19th
century origin have been demolished.[2]Captain John Locke was one of the earliest settlers of New Hampshire, arriving in 1644. This house was built either by his son William in 1729, or his grandson Elijah in 1739; the latter date is found incised on one of the original roof beams. John Locke was killed by Native Americans in 1696; William was a shopkeeper in Portsmouth. The house has spent many years in (and out of) ownership by Locke's descendants
2 Markers today: First, Isles of Shoals:
1. Isles Of Shoals Marker
Inscription. About six miles offshore, these nine rocky islands served
Europeans as a fishing station before the first mainland settlements were made
in 1623. Capt. John Smith (1580-1631) named the group "Smiths Isles"
in 1614. The codfish that "shoaled" or schooled there in huge numbers
were a prized delicacy that supported 300 to 600 inhabitants before the
revolution. By the end of the mid - 1800s, new hotels attracted a summer colony
of writers and artists, chief of whom was Celia Thaxter (1835-1984). The
islands have supported religious conferences since 1897 and marine research
since 1928.
Second: Atlantic Cable Station and Sunken Forest
Atlantic Cable Station and Sunken Forest
1. Atlantic Cable Station
and Sunken Forest Marker
Inscription. The receiving station for the first
Atlantic cable, laid in 1874, is located on Old Beach Road opposite this
location. The remains of the Sunken Forest (remnants of the Ice Age) may be
seen at low tide.
Intermingled with these gnarled stumps is the original
Atlantic cable.
Got 6 lighthouse stamps!
Found 2 new markers, a Rye Veterans memorial, and a new Isles of Shoals marker. Submitted those to the Master Data Base.
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