Camp Name: Strawbery Banke Museum
Schedule: May 1- October 31 daily 10am-5pm, November 1-April 30 Guided tours on Saturdays and Sundays only, on the hour from 10am-2pm or by appointment.
Established: 1958
Address: Po Box 300, Portsmouth, NH 03802
Contact Personnel: Jonathan Brown
Phone Number: (603) 433-1110
Fax Number: (603) 433-1129
Email: education@strawberybanke.org
Director: Lawrence J. Yerdon
Website: www.strawberybanke.org
Focus: Strawbery Banke Museum is one of our nation's oldest waterfront neighborhoods. The Museum is a 10-acre living history that has preserved the lifestyles and traditions of four centuries of New Englanders. Here you can see 40 buildings - most on their original sites - spanning from the late 1600's to the 1950's. From spare storefronts of colonial merchants to the elegant Georgian-style mansion of Governor Goodwin, from the humble dwellings of early Jewish immigrants to the penny candy counter of the WWII-era Abbott Store, Strawbery Banke tells the stories of a neighborhood over time.
Ages: All
Pricing:
May - October: $15 adults; $10 youths (ages 5-17); $35 family (2 adults and their children 17 and under); Ages 4 and under Free Nov. - April: $10 adults; $7 youths; $25 family (2 adults and their children 17 and under); Ages 4 and under Free
Major Exhibits:
Walsh House: 1800's Sea Captain's House
Pitt Tavern: Revolutionary War-time tavern
Chase House: Early 19th-century merchants home
Goodwin Mansion, Greenhouse, and Garden: Late 19th home of former New Hampshire Governor Plus 4-5 other staffed, furnished houses, 5 labeled exhibit houses, gardens and yards open daily with different craftspeople and costumed roleplayers
Exhibits of 06: New Discovery Center for July and August 2006
Class Trip Programs: Self-guided tours
Class Trip Pricing: School and youth group rate: $7.00 per youth and adult chaperone.
Notes: Located 45 minutes north of Boston, east of Manchester, NH, and south of Portland, ME. Take Exit 7 off of I-95.