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==Arts and culture== The [[Portsmouth Downtown Historic District]] encompasses the city's historic urban core and Market Square.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2022-06-17 |title=The Best Things to Do in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, From Black Heritage Landmarks to a Turkish Cafe |url=https://www.cntraveler.com/story/where-to-eat-stay-and-play-in-portsmouth-new-hampshire |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=CondΓ© Nast Traveler |language=en-US}}</ref> The city has a vibrant restaurant culture. In 2023, it was reported that the city had 36,000 restaurant seats for a population of 22,000.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-15 |title=Portsmouth NH: 36,000 restaurants seats and 22,000 population |url=https://seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/2023/11/17/portsmouth-nh-36000-restaurants-seats-22000-population/71584465007/ |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=Portsmouth Herald}}</ref> ===Sites of interest=== [[File:Street musicians in Portsmouth, NH IMG 2667.JPG|200px|right|thumb|Street musicians perform across from North Church (July 2014)]] * USS ''Albacore'' Museum & Park β a museum featuring the [[USS Albacore (AGSS-569)|USS ''Albacore'']], a U.S. Navy submarine used for testing, which was decommissioned in 1972 and moved to the park in 1985. The submarine is open for tours. * Buckminster House β built in 1725, formerly a funeral parlor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://walkportsmouth.blogspot.com/2011/07/buckminster-house.html|title=Walk Portsmouth: Buckminster House|last=Campbell|first=Ron|date=2011-07-06|website=Walk Portsmouth|access-date=2018-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=J Verne Wood Funeral Home β History|url=http://www.jvwoodfuneralhome.com/fh/aboutus/history.cfm?&fh_id=11813|access-date=October 28, 2013|archive-date=October 29, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204109/http://www.jvwoodfuneralhome.com/fh/aboutus/history.cfm?&fh_id=11813|url-status=dead}}</ref> * [[Cabot Lyford]] four public sculptures β including "The Whale" and "My Mother the Wind," a seven-ton blank granite statue which was installed on Portsmouth's waterfront in 1975.<ref name="ppherald">{{cite news |last=Keyes |first=Bob |date=January 23, 2016 |title=Maine sculptor Cabot Lyford dies at 90 |work=[[Portland Press Herald]] |url=http://www.pressherald.com/2016/01/23/maine-sculptor-cabot-lyford-dies-at-age-90/ |access-date=February 13, 2016}}</ref> * [[File:Gilley's Diner (interior), Portsmouth, NH - January 2025.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Interior of Gilley's Diner]] Gilley's Diner β Known as Portsmouth's original diner, established in 1912 as a horse-drawn lunch wagon, and now housed in a 1940s lunch cart permanently located at 175 Fleet Street.<ref>{{cite news |title=JOURNEYS; 36 Hours; Portsmouth, N.H. |url=https://proxy.westhartfordlibrary.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/blogs-podcasts-websites/journeys-36-hours-portsmouth-n-h/docview/2228852172/se-2 |access-date=13 February 2025 |work=New York Times (Online) |publisher=New York Times Company |date=Aug 6, 2004}}</ref> * [[The Music Hall (Portsmouth)|The Music Hall]] β a 900-seat theater opened in 1878.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-13 |title=10 Things You Didn't Know About The Music Hall |url=https://www.nhmagazine.com/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-music-hall/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=New Hampshire Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> * New Hampshire Theatre Project β founded in 1986, a non-profit theater organization producing contemporary and classical works, and offering educational programs.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.nhtheatreproject.org/ |title=New Hampshire Theatre Project |access-date=August 27, 2010 }}</ref> * [[North Church (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)|North Church]] β historic church, the steeple of which is visible from most of Portsmouth *The Player's Ring Theater β a black-box theater that produces original work from local playwrights. * Pontine Theatre β produces original theater works based on the history, culture and literature of New England at their 50-seat black box venue.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pontine Theatre, Portsmouth, NH |url=http://www.pontine.org/ |access-date=August 27, 2010 |work=pontine.org}}</ref> * [[Portsmouth African Burying Ground]] β a memorial park and the only archeologically verified 18th-century African burying ground in New England. * [[Portsmouth AthenΓ¦um]] β a private membership library, museum and art gallery open to the public at certain times. * [[Portsmouth Harbor Light]]house β first established in 1771, the current structure was built in 1878 and is open for monthly tours from May through September. * Portsmouth Historical Society β founded in 1917, includes museum galleries, a gift shop, welcome center, walking tours, and operates the [[John Paul Jones House]].<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://portsmouthhistory.org |title=Portsmouth Historical Society |access-date=April 20, 2023 }}</ref> * [[Prescott Park (New Hampshire)|Prescott Park]] Arts Festival β summer entertainments in Portsmouth's waterfront park since 1974.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Prescott Park |url=http://www.prescottpark.org/ |access-date=August 27, 2010 |work=prescottpark.org}}</ref> * [[Rockingham Hotel]] and the Library Restaurant β historic former [[hotel]] and contemporary restaurant. Built in 1885, it is a prominent early example of Colonial Revival architecture. * Seacoast Repertory Theatre β founded in 1988, a professional theater troupe.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.seacoastrep.org/ |title=Seacoast Repertory Theatre |work=seacoastrep.org |access-date=August 27, 2010 }}</ref> * [[Strawbery Banke|Strawbery Banke Museum]] β a neighborhood featuring several dozen restored historic homes in Colonial, Georgian and Federal styles of architecture. The site of one of Portsmouth's earliest settlements. ===Historic house museums=== [[File:Portsmouth, NH - Governor John Langdon House.JPG|thumb|200px|[[Governor John Langdon House]]]] [[File:Blue -ti -ful Moffat-Ladd House (3557588626).jpg|thumb|200px|[[Moffatt-Ladd House]]]] * [[Richard Jackson House]] (1664) * [[John Paul Jones House]] (1758) * [[Governor John Langdon House]] (1784) * [[Wentworth-Gardner and Tobias Lear Houses|Tobias Lear House]] (1740) * [[Moffatt-Ladd House]] (also called William Whipple House) (1763) * [[Rundlet-May House]] (1807) * [[MacPheadris-Warner House]] (1716) * [[Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion]] (1750) * [[Wentworth-Gardner House]] (also called Wentworth House) (1760) * [[Henry Sherburne House]] (1766)
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