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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250521T173000
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URL:https://portsmouthathenaeum.org/events/2025-lecture-series-a-goodly-pl
 ace-the-construction-and-character-of-the-wentworth-coolidge-mansion-offer
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SUMMARY:2025 Lecture Series: “A Goodly Place: The Construction and Charac
 ter of the Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion” offered by John Rule and Adi Rule
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: THIS PROGRAM IS NEARLY FULL.\nOverlooking the Piscataqua 
 River’s back channel at Little Harbor sits one of Portsmouth’s hidden 
 gems\, the Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion. Home of New Hampshire’s first Roy
 al Governor\, Benning Wentworth. The rambling forty-plus-room mansion repr
 esents one of only two colonial governor’s residences to have survived e
 ssentially unchanged since its original construction. Over its long histor
 y\, the Little Harbor estate has served as a working farm\, seat of govern
 ment\, summer home and artist retreat. From its unique architecture to the
  elegant gardens and historic lilacs that once graced its grounds\, the ma
 nsion has faithfully reflected the eclectic tastes of three centuries of o
 wners.\nFor ten years John Rule served as tour guide at the Wentworth-Cool
 idge Mansion. He has lectured on the history of colonial governor Benning 
 Wentworth’s land grants and participated in a public panel discussing in
 teresting and little-known facts about the Wentworth mansion. Rule is also
  a volunteer archivist at the New Hampshire Historical Society where he ha
 s lectured and written about the history of New Hampshire's Brown Paper Co
 mpany.\nAdi Rule was a guide at the Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion for a decad
 e and still wonders if she’s seen all of it. In addition to guiding\, sh
 e facilitated and organized events\, including moderating the panel “Sec
 rets of the Mansion.” Previously\, she was an interpreter at Strawbery B
 anke Museum. Adi is a writer and editor\, and teaches fiction at the Solst
 ice MFA in Creative Writing Program at Lasell University in Newton MA.\nFo
 r the 2025 Lecture Series "Beauty on the Seacoast and Beyond: Art\, Archit
 ecture and Gardens\," each program begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Shaw Researc
 h Library (unless otherwise noted). Reservations for each program are requ
 ired as seating is limited. If unable to keep a reservation\, please let u
 s know by emailing events@portsmouthathenaeum.org. Attendance at programs 
 is free for Athenæum Proprietors\, Subscribers and Friends. Guests and me
 mbers of the public are welcome to attend the entire series by becoming a 
 Friend of the Athenæum for as little as $25 per year\, payable at the doo
 r. Admission to an individual program is $15.\nIf you have questions\, ple
 ase contact events@portsmouthathenaeum.org.\n\n\n\nMembers: FREE\nPropriet
 ors\, Subscribers\, and Friends may attend this event for free. Membership
  at the Proprietor and Subscriber levels includes one complimentary spouse
 /partner guest pass.\nNon-Members: $15\nAdmission to a single event.\nFrie
 nd Membership: $25\nThis annual membership includes free admission for one
  person to the yearly lecture series.\n\n\n\nThe 2025 lecture series is sp
 onsored by Whole Wealth Management.\n\n\n\nImage: View of the Wentworth-Co
 olidge Mansion\, Portsmouth\, NH\, circa 1880. Photo by the Davis Brothers
 . Gift of Kathleen McInerney. PS3080.
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CATEGORIES:Discussions,Lecture Series
LOCATION:Portsmouth Athenaeum\, 9 Market Square\, Portsmouth\, NH\, 03801\,
  United States
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