Photo Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
P0064_0562_01a |
Collection |
Portsmouth Historic District Survey, 1982-1983 |
Title |
Haven Park, Portsmouth Historic District Survey |
Date |
1982 |
Year Range from |
1950 |
Year Range to |
2000 |
Description |
View of Haven Park with the Fitz John Porter statue in distance on the corners of Pleasant, Edward, and Livermore streets, Portsmouth, NH. Location of the park is between 222 and 290 Pleasant Street. The vantage point of the photograph is near Edward Street and Junkins Avenue. Image and report (see link) from the Historic District Survey, 1982-1983, by the Portsmouth Advocates, Inc. According to the report, the City of Portsmouth acquired the land from the heirs of Dr. Samuel Haven in 1898. There were three houses on the park site: under the provision of the will of the last Haven family member, the Haven house was demolished; the Edward Parry house was moved to Marginal Way (now Parrott Avenue) where it was eventually demolished; and the Livermore (also known as Potter) house was turned and moved to an adjacent lot on the opposite side of Livermore Street. "Haven Park can be regarded as a product of the City Beautiful Movement, which received its impetus from the Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago and resulted in the great classical plans imposed on many American cities between then and the 1920s, including the resurrection of L'Enfant's plan for Washington, D.C. On a small scale, it was represented by the creation of parks and statuary as focal points for the urban areas." |
Photographer |
Openo, Woodard Dorr |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Print size |
5" x 3.5" |
Multimedia Files |
Click here for the Historic District Survey report. |
Search Terms |
Portsmouth Advocates Portsmouth Historic District Survey, 1982-1983 Pleasant Street Edward Street Livermore Street Haven Park (Pleasant Street) Fitz John Porter Statue (Haven Park) |
Subjects |
Historic districts Surveys Parks Statues Horses Horseback riding Soldiers Civil War, 1861-1865 Westward movement Western Territory West (U.S.) Mexican-American War Demolished Trees Lawns |
People |
Haven family Haven, Samuel, 1727-1806 Parry family Parry, Edward, 1766-1834 Livermore family Livermore, Samuel, 1732-1803 Porter family Porter, Fitz John, 1822-1901 |