Portsmouth
SeacoastHistoric port city on the Piscataqua River with a compact, walkable downtown.
Seacoast
Living in Dover, New Hampshire
Strafford County city on the Cocheco River with a restored mill downtown.
Dover overview
Dover is a city in Strafford County settled in 1623, making it one of the oldest permanent settlements in the state. The Cocheco River falls powered the mills that shaped the downtown, several of which have been converted to office and residential use.
The city has seen steady downtown redevelopment along Central Avenue and the waterfront mill district.
Homes and housing
Mill-era multifamily housing and converted loft inventory near downtown, established single-family neighborhoods, and newer construction toward the city's outer edges.
Neighborhoods
The downtown and mill district, Garrison Hill, the Sixth Street corridor and the Back River area.
Lifestyle and recreation
Henry Law Park, the Cocheco riverwalk, Garrison Hill Park and tower, and downtown Central Avenue.
Location
On the Spaulding Turnpike, about eleven miles northwest of Portsmouth.
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