We got tickets through their website for a tour and lesson by a very knowledgeable member of the historical society. She covered a variety of topics John Paul Jones, the original owners of the mansion, the freed black man who built the house and how the house evolved over the years. There was also a wonderful exhibit about the Russo Japanese War Truce which occurred in Portsmouth. There was also a lovely exhibit about female artists which focused on handicrafts but was just as beautiful as paintings.Be sure to get reservations and tickets online during this season. We were kept in small groups of 2 to 6, and we were directed to tour the house in opposite directions to reduce interaction.Not for limited mobility as stairs were needed to enter the house and explore the upper floor.Did not see a bathroom so be sure to use one before visiting.

While doing some scenic attractions we found this place. Check online availability and says its OPEN. Get there, signs all say OPEN. Ask the woman at the property and she says they are closed for the season. This just occurred less than 15 minutes ago.

Wife and I did a self guided tour during Covid lockdown. Person who greeted us was very nice and helpful. House is fun to walk through and get a taste of history. Overall if you are a big US History buff you should definitely check it out.

Portsmouth RI is a great place to visit and take the walking tour of the town and history of our country.

Lovely ladies here are friendly and helpful. Nice small home with lots of history.

I WANTED SO BAD TO SEE THE INSIDE BUT THEY JUST CLOSED BUT I DID PEEK IN THE WINDOWS AND IT LOOKS GREAT. LOVE TO TAKE TOURS OF OLD HOMES AND THIS ONE I BELIEVE WAS BUILT IN 1758

Learned a lot that I didnt know

Excellent, lots of information.

It was fun and there were some interesting things to check out. We probably spent about an hour here but some may spend less. Id argue $7 per person is a little steep, but it was still a good time.

Theres a collection of museum quality collectibles from John Paul Jones and the Treaty of Portsmouth. The house and furnishing are worth a visit.

What an incredible number of displays from the 1600-1900. The Historic collections of John Paul Jones, the Portsmouth Peace Treaty and the newest display of the Odd and Elegant are fascinating.

We traveled 5 hours to see some historical sites and the 3 in New Hampshire were closed!The Jonh Paul Jones house is closed and no notice even on the building gives any clue to that. The web site does not warn of its closure.Fort Constitution is also closed to the public.Again no notice of closure on the site.The public rest room was open at Fort Constitution. So not a complete waste of time.

An overload of documents which are interesting.....too many to fully appreciate. Not much of the furniture or family items there. Most furnishings were from that time period. Thanks to the Ladies who worked so hard to preserve historical facts.

Amazing bit of history.(JPJ was just passing through)

Very good self guided tour. Good example of how house where in the 1700s. You go through the house in less than an hour.

Beautiful property with checking out.

Just wonderful & informative!

Was wonderful to experience the history while walking through there.

If you are interested in early American history, this house is well worth a stop. Just be warned, the John Paul Jones name was mostly attached in order to get the building historical protection, and he only lived there as a boarder for a short time. That being said, the house (run by the Portsmouth Historical Society) is in excellent condition and features artifacts from times past, as well as carefully curated rooms that give a glimpse into daily life during the revolutionary period.

Historic old house renamed to attract visitors.

Closed, even though website says open every day. Will be closed a Long time because of work on the building. Very disappointing

We came from Arizona expecting to tour the John Paul Jones House only to find it closed told it would open on Memorial Day weekend and I dont know if it opened on Tuesday or when but it was after Memorial Day that it opened it wasnt open for the weekend of Memorial Day weekend

Beautiful old colonial home.Lots of information.Walk through at your own pace.

Beautiful, informative, clean, reasonable prices.

I grew up in Portsmouth and still miss every thing about it.My paternal Grandfather who moved to Portsmouth from Greece in early 1900 purchased the land that is now Pease(Airforce Base at the time).My Dad was born in 1929 after my paternal Grandmother (YiaYia) came over once my Papoo had a farm going on well on aforementioned land.Then Dad came along.He was in Germany serving our country at the time of government stole our families land/farm.Dad tried to win them in court once he returned home and found this outSo horrible!!My maternal Grandparents lived in Manchester, New Hampshire.Many memories of my greatfranparents farm!!When my grandparents moved to Portsmouth, they ended up having 6 girls and 1 boy! Brave souls!!They are all still here and well except my most dear and deepmy loved Mom (&Dad). . I love you & miss you both!.Anyway....Been back many times and I sleep well there and feel totally calm!!We had moved to Fl:(.Hated everything here and did not want to talk to my parents!!! I was only a teen who was happy, had many family members and NEVER thought Id leave:(One thing thats changed in recent years (for the worse) is the huge influx of people!!!Anyway, a little history to add to local history!!

Great historical exhibit on Jones, Treaty of Portsmouth negotiations, etc.

Very nice slice of Portsmouth history

Very upset, closed October to MaySTUPID!

John poul Jones house

History at its best, Portsmouth has many historic sites to visit.

Takes you back

Well kept,a piece of history