W. Whitehall Rd. and Jewell St., South Hampton, New Hampshire. County/parish: Rockingham.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 11, 1983. NRIS 83001147.
Part of South Hampton MRA (NRIS 64000489).
26 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site. 6 contributing structures.
The Jewell Town District of South Hampton, New Hampshire, encompasses a colonial-era industrial village with a history dating to 1687. It is centered at the junction of West Whitehall and Jewell Streets, which is just south of a bend in the Powwow River, the source of the power for the mills that were built here. The area was settled in 1687 by Thomas Jewell, and by the early 19th century included a variety of mills as well as a bog iron works. The district now includes only remnants of its industrial past, and features a collection of 18th and early-19th century residential architecture. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77844514