NRHP Reference # 84003236 Year built 1750 | Area 18 ha Added to NRHP 22 June 1984 | |
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Location Bay View Rd., Dover, New Hampshire | ||
Back river farm top 5 facts
The Back River Farm, also known as the Samuel Emerson Farm, is a historic farmstead on Bay View Road in Dover, New Hampshire. The land along the Bellamy River (also known as the Back River) has been farmed since Samuel Emerson acquired 30 acres (12 ha) in the area in 1696, and is the only surviving period farmstead in the area. The house that stands on the farm was probably built by his son, also Samuel Emerson, in the middle of the 18th century. The house is a two story timber frame construction, five bays wide, with a central chimney and a rear leanto section, giving the house a saltbox appearance. The house has interior woodworking features that embody both First Period work and early Georgian styling. This woodwork was probably done by the second Samuel Emerson, who described his profession as that of joiner.
The farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.