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Visit & Contact Info

Discover Portsmouth Welcome Center & Academy Galleries

Open Seasonally, April–December

10 Middle Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 436-8433
info@portsmouthhistory.org

Admission: Free for everyone

Accessibility information


John Paul Jones House Museum

Open Seasonally, Memorial Day Weekend–Columbus Day

Also open on Veterans Day with free admission for all
November 11th, 11:00 am–5:00 pm

43 Middle St.
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 436-8420

Admission: $7
Seniors: $6
Children 12 and under: Free
Active military personnel and their families: Free
Portsmouth Historical Society Members: Free


Portsmouth Historical Society Offices

PO Box 728
Portsmouth, NH 03802-0728
(603) 436-8433
info@portsmouthhistory.org


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Accessibility Information

The Discover Portsmouth Welcome Center and Academy Galleries are equipped with the following universally accessible amenities:

  • Parking at the rear of the building (it’s a small lot; if there’s a problem with the cars parked, please call the front desk at (603)436-8433)
  • Wheelchair ramp at rear of the building, entrance on Islington Street sidewalk
  • Automatic doors at the rear of the building and at the main gallery entrances
  • An elevator to access the second floor
  • Universally accessible restrooms on the ground floor

The public restrooms in Portsmouth Historical Society’s Discover Portsmouth Welcome Center are universally-accessible thanks to a major renovation project that was co-managed by the City of Portsmouth’s Community Development Department and its Department of Public Works, using Federal funding from a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This project was also supported in part by a grant from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts & the Arts Conservation “Mooseplate” License Plate Program.

The automatic gallery doors were made possible by the generous support of


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PORTSMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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10 Middle Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801

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Post Office Box 728
Portsmouth, NH 03802

603.436.8433

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