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8 Old Pound Road, Effingham NH c.1790
Presented by Michael Travis, Prudential Spencer-Hughes. 22 S Main St, Wolfeboro NH 603-569--6060 , Direct 603-303-2599
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”
Presented by Michael Travis, Prudential Spencer-Hughes. 22 S Main St, Wolfeboro NH 603-569--6060 , Direct 603-303-2599