SMUTTYNOSE ISLAND 1873

The Hontvet House on Smuttynose Island (previously the Johnson House or the "red house") where the murder of Anethe and Karen Christensen took place on March 6, 1873. Maren escaped from the bottom floor window on the right. Louis Wagner lived for a time in the workshop area on the left half of the house. The house burned in 1885. THe Haley House seen at the back is still standing today on Smuttynose Island.

Tourists flocked to the scene of the Smuttynose Murders, and so, a souvenir photo of the "Hontvet" House was made available for sale by the Davis Bros of Portsmouth. (Courtesy Portsmouth Athenaeum) 

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