“The 13th generation family of this property’s original owner is looking for a preservation buyer for this well-preserved house and grounds,” NHPA said in its weekly newsletter. The home’s six fireplaces, which heat it, were rebuilt in 1995 as part of foundation work. The first floor of the Hilton Manse, built in 1706, has the original floors, walls and doors. The house, built in 1706, and surrounding property on the corner of Exeter Road and Piscassic Road, is still owned by the Hilton family. Hilton, an Englishman, first settled on what’s now Hilton Point, in nearby Dover, in 1623. The property the house was built on was granted to Edward Hilton in 1631 by King Charles I. New Hampshire Preservation Alliance holds an easement on the 2,756-square-foot, two-story house, and a buyer would have to agree to preserve and maintain the house’s historic features, many of which are original to when it was built more than 300 years ago. It’s listed for $575,000 by Robert Gilman, of Gilman Real Estate. The Hilton Manse is on 3.5 acres at 92 Exeter Road, land that some believe was the state’s first homestead by English settlers. NEWFIELDS, NH – A historic home that’s belonged to one of the first European families to settle in New Hampshire since it was built in 1706 has been listed for sale, but the buyer must have a passion for historic preservation. The house, built in 1706, has been owned by the Hilton family since then, one of the first European families to settle New Hampshire. 92 Exeter Road, in Newfields, is listed for $575,000.
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