8 Old Pound Road, Effingham NH c.1790

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Come home to the New England

Farm House that has been home since

long before electricity and

telephones were in existence.

Where getting to town was by

horseless carriage and calling

your kids home was with the use of a good set of lungs.

This meticulously maintained 1790s antique home has been in the

same family for over 3 decades, a short buggy ride to historic Effingham NH.

The sun drenched rooms Freshly painted wide plank floor boards through

out take you back to yesteryear with modern amenities make this home an

ideal retreat including a picture perfect yard, three

season porch, attached garage/barn and out

buildings consisting of "covered bridge" carport

and chicken coop. The home offers a first floor

full bath/laundry room, family room and additional

living room, three bedrooms for your family and

friends to stay. There is also a bonus

room above the garage with a vaulted

ceiling, ideal for an office, craft or

artists studio etc. Living in 8 Old

Pound Road is like living in your own

B & B. So live in History today.

8 Old Pound Road, Effingham, New Hampshire

Bonus Room

Presented by Michael Travis, Prudential Spencer-Hughes. 22 S Main St, Wolfeboro NH 603-569--6060 , Direct 603-303-2599

Historic Effingham, New Hampshire

Effingham is a charming historic town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, and includes the villages of Effingham

Falls, Effingham (Lord's Hill), Center Effingham (Drake's Corner), and South Effingham. Pine River State Forest is in

the south. Much of the town has been untouched and retains the feel of long ago when you can imagine people

traveling by horse and buggie to get to all the functions in town. Today it is located near Rt 16 which connects

Portsmouth and the seacoast with The White Mountains. It is also within 20 minutes to Lake Ossipee, 40 minutes

to Lake Winnipesaukee and all the natural beauty of New Hampshire’s Lakes Region.

According to the 2010 census, the town population was 1,465--and is not far from it

population 100 years ago. The Leavitt family of Hampton settled the town, led by Cap-

tain John Leavitt, a soldier whose father, Moses, was a successful Hampton tavern

keeper. The settlement first took the name Leavitt's Town In 1749, the land was

granted by Governor Benning Wentworth, and renamed Effingham for the

Howard family, who were Earls of Effingham and who were related to the Went-

worths by marriage. The town was incorporated in 1778. North Effingham would

be set off in 1831 and incorporated as Freedom. By 1859, Effingham Falls had

developed into a small mill town, with a woolen factory, five sawmills, three grist-

mills, and a carriage factory.

Effingham was home to the first normal school in New Hampshire, established

in 1830 on the second floor of the Effingham Union Academy Building, erected

in 1819. James W. Bradbury, later a Maine senator, took charge of the school

only on condition that it should be for the "instruction and training of teachers."

which at the time was a unique idea.

Isaac Lord Mansion, Effingham, NH, 1908

Effingham, NH• Home to the first normal school in NewHampshire, established in 1830 normalschool is a school created to train highschool graduates to be teachers. Its pur-pose is to establish teaching standards ornorms, hence its name. Most such schoolsare now called teachers' colleges.

Post Off ice, 1910

First “Normal School”

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