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Strawbery Banke Presents
HISTORIC PORTSMOUTH #177
Strawbery Banke was incorporated on November 19, 1958. The 10-acre preservation "project" was daunting. The once grand hallway of the 1796 Walsh House with its arched window, for example, had been adapted into a twentieth century apartment bathroom.
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Photo by Douglas Armsden
This image from the book STRAWBERY BANKE:
A Seaport Museum 400 Years in the Making
by J. Dennis Robinson
(c) Strawbery Banke Museum Collection