Strawbery Banke Presents
HISTORIC PORTSMOUTH #186

The Piscataqua region is renowned for its early decorative carvers and joiners who worked on watertight wooden ships and colonial mansions. Restoring those buildings in the 20^th century launched a new wave of skilled carpenters.

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Here in 1972 Strawbery Banke curator James L Garvin (center) works on the historic 1796 Walsh House with joiners Henry Madden (left) and Norman Clark (right), 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

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