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Dudley House
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National Register of Historic Places

Dudley House

Also known as Perry–Dudley House

Exeter’s first place on the National RegisterListed Jun 21, 1971; only 11 of New Hampshire’s 802 listings are older
FederalListed 1971In the Front Street Historic DistrictExeter
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About

About Dudley House

Dudley House, at 14 Front St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 21, 1971: the first place in Exeter to be listed. Only 11 of New Hampshire’s 802 listings are older. The Register lists it for its landscape design, medicine and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Federal, as it does for 113 other New Hampshire listings. It also stands in the Front Street Historic District, listed in 1973. Five more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHouse in Exeter, New Hampshire, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 40 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1971 to today

  1. 1971Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  2. 1973The Front Street Historic District is listed around it
  3. 2026On the Register for 55 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

14 Front St., Exeter · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Dudley HouseStart here
  2. 2First ChurchBuilding · next door
  3. 3Gilman Garrison HouseBuilding · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Exeter Waterfront Commercial Historic DistrictSullivanesque · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Ladd-Gilman HouseBuilding · 0.2 mi on
Around it

5 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DFront Street Historic DistrictFederal0.2 miDExeter Waterfront Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase)Federal0.3 miBSamuel Tenney HouseBuilding0.4 miBMoses-Kent HouseVictorian0.5 miBMaj. John Gilman HouseColonial · Built 17380.5 mi
More like it

Federal style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Federal.

Exeter Waterfront Commercial Historic District0.1 mi away
Front Street Historic District0.2 mi away
Deacon Samuel and Jabez Lane Homestead3.3 mi away
Cornet Thomas Wiggin House4.8 mi away

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Questions about Dudley House

Is Dudley House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 21, 1971 (Register number 71000051).

Is Dudley House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New Hampshire has 24 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Ladd-Gilman House, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Dudley House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Is Dudley House in a historic district?

Yes, the Front Street Historic District, added to the Register in 1973.

Where can I read the history of Dudley House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 40 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 77845556 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.