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The Ladd-Gilman House, also known as Cincinnati Memorial Hall, is a historic house at 1 Governors Lane in Exeter, New Hampshire, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is designated a National Historic Landmark.
The Society of the Cincinnati, a fraternal organization started in 1783 for Continental officers, bought the house in 1902. Adding a caretaker’s cottage in 1905, the Ladd-Gilman House became their meeting place and club house.
The Ladd-Gilman House was built in 1721 as a private residence and now serves as a history museum. Throughout our two floors of exhibits you will find hundreds of objects that tell the story of New Hampshire’s role in the fight for Independence.
Jul 29, 2004 · Ladd-Gilman House. Location: Rockingham County, Governor's Lane and Water Street, Exeter. Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. This structure, overlooking the Squamscott River, is sometimes also called the Gilman House.
May 28, 2010 · Built about 1721 as one of New Hampshire’s earliest brick houses, and enlarged and clapboarded in the 1750s, this dwelling served as the state treasury during the Revolution.
The Ladd-Gilman House was built in 1721 as a private residence and now serves as a history museum. Throughout our two floors of exhibits you will find hundreds of objects that tell the story of New Hampshire’s role in the fight for Independence.
The Ladd-Gilman House was one of the first historic homes open to the public at the beginning of the twentieth century. Over the next 90 years, Society members amassed collections, furniture and research, and held the old mansion together through good and lean years.
