Main+Street

=Durham Historic District= Intersection of Main and Newmarket Streets Durham, NH

The intersection of Main Street and Newmarket Road marks the entrance to the Historic District of Durham, NH. The area was entered in the National Registry of Historic Places May 31, 1980.

This area includes 660 acres, 43 buildings, 1 structure and 1 object. It is significant for architectural and engineering work covering the periods of 1600-1924.

The Durham Historic Association and town Museum are housed in this unique round building. This view is from standing on the Main Street corner looking toward Dover Road/Route 108.



The second picture is of the same building in the distance; taken standing further on Main Street at the start of the historic district.

The left turn at the intersection is Newmarket Road, which passes over the Oyster River and continues to Durham Point Road.



The Langley family graves are located behind Town Hall. Of other historic significance in this immediate area are the Oyster River Bridge, site of the Oyster River Massacre; The Jenkins Mill, and General John Sullivan's house.



View of Main Street, at the triangle of Newmarket and Main Street, looking in the direction of the University of New Hampshire.

See also: [|Durham Historic Association] [|Durham Historic District Committee] [|Durham Historic District Listing NRHP]