45 Pearl St., Portsmouth, New Hampshire. County/parish: Rockingham.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 13, 2003. NRIS 03000925.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
The Freewill Baptist Church—Peoples Baptist Church—New Hope Church is a historic structure built in 1868 located at 45 Pearl Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The building, a fine local example of Italianate ecclesiastical architecture, was once owned by an African-American congregation. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in September 2002, and the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places in January 2002. Later home to the Portsmouth Pearl, a center of arts and culture, it has more recently hosted art exhibitions, theatrical productions, and event rentals. As of June 2021, the building is listed for sale at nearly $1.5 million.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77845598