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For 10 years, long ago, there was an elk outside my bedroom window. It never moved. The life-sized bronze statue stood on a pedestal in front of the Elks Lodge in downtown Portsmouth. I lived across from 93 Pleasant St. I was so fascinated by the giant metal deer that I never paid much attention to the three-story brick building that loomed behind.
I didn’t know it had been a private home and a hotel, and I didn’t believe the rumor that George Washington slept there. Until last week, I didn’t know its official name is the Treadwell-Jenness House. When I read about a proposal to convert the structure into a series of affordable “micro apartments,” I wanted to know more. Here’s a quick overview of what I found.
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