Harrisville, NH | A “Little Brick Mill Village” in Photographs
The brick mill village of Harrisville, NH is a historic gem, with one of the best general stores in New England. Here’s a look at Harrisville in summer, in photographs.
By Aimee Tucker|Sep 08 2016|
Harrisville, NH
Credit: Aimee SeaveyJust a few minutes drive from the Yankee Publishing offices in Dublin, New Hampshire lies the charming “little brick mill village” of Harrisville in the Monadnock hills of southwestern New Hampshire. Driving up the hill through Harrisville takes barely a minute, but during those few seconds, I always feel as if I’ve jumped into a storybook drawing set in bucolic, industrial 19th century New England. Harrisville claims to be the only industrial community of the early 19th century to endure in its original form, and I don’t doubt it. Learn more about the history of Harrisville, NH in the September/October 2016 Yankee Magazine feature, “Finding Home.”
Harrisville is small, but if you pull over for a quick stroll, I think you’ll find it offers plenty to explore and enjoy. Here’s a look at a recent summer visit to the village of Harrisville, NH in photographs.
Credit: Aimee Seavey
Credit: Aimee Seavey
Credit: Aimee Seavey
Credit: Aimee Seavey
Credit: Aimee Seavey
Credit: Aimee Seavey
Credit: Aimee Seavey
Credit: Aimee Seavey
Credit: Aimee Seavey
Credit: Aimee Seavey
Credit: Aimee Seavey
Credit: Aimee Seavey
Credit: Aimee Seavey
Credit: Aimee Seavey
Credit: Aimee Seavey
Credit: Aimee Seavey
Credit: Aimee Seavey
Credit: Aimee Seavey
Credit: Aimee Seavey
Credit: Aimee Seavey
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Credit: Aimee Seavey
Have you ever visited or driven through Harrisville, NH?
Learn more about Harrisville, NH in the September/October 2016 Yankee Magazine feature, “Finding Home.”
Born and brought up in Harrisville, lived at what is now 25(?) Main st., the big white house referred to as Zophar Willard House. A few years ago I wrote several articles for the “Common Threads” local paper describing life in Harrisville in the 1940-1950’s. A place that will never be forgotten, a wonderful place to grow up, during a much more peaceful era. I hope the current residents will cherish and protect it as we did.
Yes, Harrisville was a great place to grow up. Back when I was a teenager, our mom didn’t let us sit in front of the TV during summer or weekends, we made our own fun swimming at the beach, playing baseball, building forts in the woods or just hanging out by the canal. After living in the next town for a number of years, I moved back to my childhood home twenty years ago and have never regretted it.
We are looking for info on our grandpa Herbie Phillips who worked as a maintenance man at the mills around 1955 – 1965. Obit 1968? Cemetary?
My grandfathers name was Herbert Phillips and lived in Harrisville and he was a foreman at Cheshire mills