American Independence Museum

The American Independence Center in Exeter, NH will purchase and install temperature and humidity monitors in and around the 18th century Ladd-Gilman House. Built in four stages with the first phase lasting from 1721-1738, this house is not only a rare example of 18th century New England construction, but holds the majority of the museum’s collections as well. The data collected will allow museum staff to design short- and long-term solutions to address the detrimental impact of the conditions, and will serve as a case study for other small historic houses in the state of New Hampshire.