Strafford County Farm

Strafford County Farm

Almshouse is on the right, jail on the left
Location County Farm Rd., Dover, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°13′3″N 70°56′31″W / 43.21750°N 70.94194°W / 43.21750; -70.94194Coordinates: 43°13′3″N 70°56′31″W / 43.21750°N 70.94194°W / 43.21750; -70.94194
Area 3 acres (1.2 ha)
Built 1881 (1881)
NRHP Reference # 81000100[1]
Added to NRHP February 25, 1981

The Strafford County Farm is a complex of buildings in Dover, New Hampshire, historically associated with the management of the poor and criminals of Strafford County. A significant portion of the farm is now taken up by the modern Strafford County Jail, but several historic buildings survive on the campus. These include the 1881 almshouse, a large three-story brick structure originally designed to house up to 300 individuals. This building's once-impressive facade is somewhat obscured by the presence of the 1970 nursing home which stands in front of it, and to which it is now connected. In 1907 the county built a 2-1/2 story brick jail adjacent to the almshouse.[2] The new correctional facility, located across the parking lot from the older buildings, went into service in 2004.

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  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Strafford County Farm" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-08-15.


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