The Dr. Ebenezer Rockwood Farm in Wilton has been named to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places.
The property is one of eight added by the State Historical Resources Council, which advises the New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources.
The two-story brick Federal-style Rockwood Farm was built in 1784 by Wilton’s first settled physician, who had served as a military surgeon during the Revolutionary War. Its four chimneys were incorporated into the exterior walls as a way to save on bricks, and extend high above the roof to prevent fire risk.
An octagonal cupola on a circular base sits atop the house, and a circa 1794 barn was expanded in the 19th century and later converted into a bank barn.
The house originally sat on an agricultural parcel of approximately 600 acres. The family of Dr. Edwin Locke made significant Colonial Revival updates in the 1940s. The large original parcel was divided, recombined and divided again through the years, with 18 acres associated with the house and barn today.
The property underwent modern alterations in approximately 2020, but was determined to have retained sufficient integrity to demonstrate Federal/Georgian/Colonial Revival elements, especially from the public right-of-way. Therefore, the property was eligible for listing on the state register, although its is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.