Garrisons

New England Garrison Houses

To provide protection against attacks by natives,
garrisons were built throughout the New England frontier
in the 1600s and early 1700s.

A few of these are still standing, and some of these are open to the public.

Scroll through the lists, below, and click on links,
to see garrisons currently standing,
plus others that were photographed or drawn.
Click on names to see larger images.

Garrisons still standing
(open to the public)

Damm Garrison (1675)

At Woodman Institute
182 Central Ave.

Dover, NH
Open to the public

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Andrews/Mitchell Garrison

At Kittery Historical & Naval Society
200 Rogers Road Extension

Kittery, Maine
Open to the public

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John Gilman’s Garrison House (1709)

12 Water Street

Exeter, NH
Open to the public (limited)

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Old Chelmsford Garrison House (1690s)

105 Garrison Road

Chelmsford, MA
Open to the public (limited)

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Dustin Garrison (1697)

665 Hilldale Avenue

Haverhill, MA
Open to the public (occasional)

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McIntire Garrison (c. 1645)

Route 91, York, Maine

(2.5 miles west of Route 1)
Open by appointment

Historic Building survey photos

Garrisons still standing
(private homes)

Peasley Garrison (c. 1675)

790 East Broadway

Haverhill, MA

Hazen Garrison (1724)

8 Groveland St.

Haverhill, MA

Brigham Garrison (1660)

303 Brigham St.

Marlborough, MA

Frost Garrison (1738)

Frost Hill

Eliot, Maine

Garrisons no longer standing

Doe Garrison (1650)

Newmarket, NH

Historic Building survey photos

Bedford Garrison (1664)

Bedford, MA

Bunker Garrison

Durham, NH

Meserve Garrison

Dover, NH

Dickenson Garrison (1700)

Georgetown, MA

French Garrison (1676)

Billerica, MA

Junkins Garrison (c. 1700)

York, Maine

Historic Building survey photos

Leighton Garrison (1690)

Kittery, Maine

Smith Garrison

Durham, NH

Storer Garrison (1730)

Wells, Maine

Historic Building survey photos

Woodman Garrison (before 1694)

Durham, NH

Historic Building survey photos

Pallisade (NH)