The mission of the Warner House is to preserve and enhance the building as a monument of American domestic architecture for the benefit of the public by interpreting the lives of the family who occupied the house from 1718 to 1930, and to contribute to a greater understanding of the people of Portsmouth and America.

Description:
The Warner House is dedicated to:

• preserving and maintaining the 1716-18 brick house, a National Historic Landmark,
• interpreting accurately more than 200 years of family occupancy based on documentary and archaeological evidence, using original and period furnishings to tell the story,
• presenting to a diverse audience guided tours, programs, exhibitions and publications based on our growing archives of scholarly research on the house and its inhabitants.
  
  

History:
300 years... 6 generations... A Remarkable Survivor.

The Warner House was put on the market in 1930 and received an offer from Standard Oil Company who planned to tear it down and build a gas station near Memorial Bridge. Led by Edith Wendell, wife of Barrett Wendell, the Warner House Association was formed which purchased the house from the heirs. The Warner House opened its doors to the public in 1932 and has remained a house museum since that time.

The long history of the life of the Portsmouth family who occupied the Warner House for six generations is told in rooms furnished with many original family pieces documented by estate inventories and early photographs. Each room represents a different owner, culminating in the parlor of Evelyn Sherburne, one of the last residents.

Named for Portsmouth merchant, Jonathan Warner, the house is the earliest example of an extant brick urban mansion in New England. The dramatic wall murals are the oldest colonial wall paintings still in place in the United States. Jonathan Warner's parlor chamber had walls made using smalt, ground colbalt blue glass, applied on top of mauve paint, with green damask bed hangings and upholstery.

A book titled: The Warner House: A Rich and Colorful History, was published in 2006 and has won the prestigious Leadership In History: Award of Merit from the American Association of State and Local History (AASLH) in 2007. Available through www.warnerhouse.org for $30.00 or the Warner House Gift Shop during the season for $25.00.

A calendar of special events is maintained at www.warnerhouse.org including lectures, craft demonstrations, and concerts.

Membership benefits include member only events, newsletters, and discounts in the Gift Shop.

For more information, check out www.warnerhouse.org.

Contact person: Susan Sager, House Manager, (phone), (email)

Address:

150 Daniel Street / P.O. Box 895 Portsmouth, NH 03802 (See a map)

Directions:

Located on the corner of Daniel and Chapel Streets with the Connie Bean Center across the street. The Warner House is a few blocks outside of Market Square in downtown Portsmouth. Metered street parking. Handicapped accessible public bathrooms located. . . (more)

Miscellaneous Information

Name of Executive Director (or equivalent) if not listed above:
	Susan Joy Sager, House Manager
Type of organization
	Nonprofit 501(c)3
Is your organization a Health and Human Service agency?
	No