Hampton Beach today (1938). The first house still standing may be seen near the upper right hand corner of the picture almost lost amid its present surroundings.
The Centre School. This modern school is a result of a vote passed in 1921 authorizing a committee be appointed to purchase land on behalf of the school district, erect a central school building, and lay out and improve playgrounds in connection with same. In the spring of 1922 the old wooden, "district" school buildings were evacuated and the grade pupils were centralized in this school.
The Garrison House, called "The Tavern", corner of Post and Exeter roads in North Hampton.
Burying-Ground laid out in 1797. In 1802 the Selectmen were instructed to have the ground "fenced with a stone wall...to be done within eighteen months, with one good gate".
The Old Grist Mill near the lower end of High Street, first erected in 1688 and rebuilt in 1815. Some of the original timbers of huge proportions may still be seen and the mill stones are now used as steps at the entrance to the ancient structure. Corn was ground here, and two quarts of meal paid for the grinding of one bushel of corn.
Elmwood Corner. Hampton has many beautiful elms and one situated on the beach road is almost as old as the town itself. Its sturdy appearance is symbolical of our early founders. While most trunks of elms resemble the stem of a wineglass, this one of huge dimensions branches near the ground.
Hotel Whittier. For more than two hundred years a tavern stood at the junction of Lafayette and Winnicunnet Roads. In 1890 it became known as Hotel Whittier and was a landmark, until in 1916 it was burned to the ground and never rebuilt.
Stage coach that met all trains and stopped everywhere. In 1761 -- the first stage on regular schedule supposedly run in America began its trips from Boston to Portsmouth and return passing through Hampton on its first trip on April 20th.
Dearborn Homestead, Exeter Road. Built in 1648. Believed to be the first frame building erected in the colony. Part of the original building still standing, and probably is the oldest frame dwelling in Rockingham County.
A fast vanishing necessity of the horse and buggy days. This barn, built before the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, was situated on the Hobbs' homestead in Hampton. One could still view some of the original white oak timbers hewn from nearby forests, and the shingles may be as old, for they are much weather-beaten, and not much thicker now than paper.
