Solomon Piper Farm

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Solomon Piper Farm is a historic farmhouse at 227 Valley Road in Dublin, New Hampshire. Built about 1794 by Solomon Piper, it is a good example of an early Cape-style farmstead. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The Rufus Piper Homestead, the home of Solomon Piper’s son, is nearby and also listed on the Register.

The farm sits in southeastern Dublin, on the east side of Valley Road near Perry Pasture Road. It is a 1-1/2-story, wood-frame building with a gabled roof, clapboard siding, and a central chimney (later replaced with a smaller one). It is five bays wide with small windows and has a small extension on the east end. Inside, original features include wainscoting, chair rails, and fireplace mantels.

Solomon Piper bought a large parcel in 1793 from one of Dublin’s original proprietors and built the house soon afterward. He founded the locally prominent Piper family, whose members included many public servants, merchants, and doctors. The farm stayed in his descendants until the 1850s, when it was sold to Charles Perry (Ivory Perry’s son), who later sold it to Charles Pickford in 1902. The farmhouse has changed little, with the main alteration being the replacement of its original large chimney by a smaller one.