Historic New England protects c. 1790 house
Historic New England protects c. 1790 house in Exeter, New Hampshire
EXETER, N.H. – The Fogg-Rollins House in Exeter, New Hampshire, is the eighty-first historic property protected through a preservation easement held by Historic New England in its groundbreaking Stewardship Program.
The c. 1790 Fogg-Rollins House was constructed by descendants of Seth Fogg. The house was updated and enlarged in 1853-54 when its ownership was split in half and shared by brothers, Obed and Gilbert Rollins, the great-grandsons of Seth Fogg. Today, the house retains many original features from both its date of construction and from the Greek Revival alterations, such as the entry door, masonry, fireplaces, woodwork, floors, and stone walls. The property consists of nine acres of land with a mid-nineteenth-century barn and wheelwright shop, and a family cemetery primarily dating to the nineteenth century.
In 1956 the property was inherited by Beatrice Rollins and upon her death in 1995, the Fogg Rollins Charitable Trust was established to care for and restore the property. They ultimately obtained permission to sell the Fogg-Rollins House with a preservation easement held by Historic New England to protect the significant architectural and landscape features of the property. The property is for sale, interested parties should contact Robert Spoerl, Gilman Agency, Exeter, New Hampshire at 603-772-0808 or bob.spoerl@gmail.com.
For more information about the Stewardship Program, please contact Joseph Cornish, senior stewardship manager, at 617-994-6643 or visit HistoricNewEngland.org.
