Property details

Photos, floor plans, and verified details for 3 Portsmouth Avenue.

One place for current facts about this circa-1865 Colonial in Exeter, its photography, floor plans, and the qualifications that keep different source definitions distinct.

Current as of September 21, 2026.

Verified public facts

What the current source set supports.

Address: 3 Portsmouth Avenue, Exeter, NH 03833
Year / style: Circa 1865; Two-story Colonial
Bedrooms / bathrooms / rooms: 4 bedrooms; 3.5 bathrooms; 10 rooms in current records
Living area: Approx. 3,333 sq ft per Exeter assessor and historical records
CubiCasa plan: Approx. 3,324 sq ft above-grade measured area, including 133 sq ft excluded from its 3,191-sq-ft GLA
Lot: Approx. 0.20 acres / 8,712 sq ft
Frontage: Approx. 116 ft on Portsmouth Avenue; calculated from recorded deed calls; plan/current survey controls
Parking: Physical capacity for up to 7 vehicles; not a Town determination for a proposed use
Water / sewer: Public water; the owner confirms a dedicated service/meter for the property. Public sewer.
Basement: Full unfinished basement; seller discloses occasional dampness.
Attic: The assessor reports approximately 1,230 gross square feet of unfinished attic area; it is not living area and is not represented as occupiable.
Heating: Oil-fired steam/radiator heat with a seller-reported 2019 Utica boiler; service history, tank specifications, condition, and code status have not been independently verified.
Cooling: No central air conditioning is recorded; confirm any portable or supplemental equipment and whether it is included.
Electrical: Seller-reported 200-amp circuit-breaker service; configuration, updates, capacity, condition, and code compliance have not been independently verified.
Hearths / fireplaces: Multiple historic hearth/fireplace features are recorded or visible. Operability, fuel source, condition, code compliance, and inclusion are unknown.
Zoning: Exeter C-1 district; no specific use represented as approved
Showings: By appointment through the owner contact shown on this site.

All measurements and area figures are approximate and use different source definitions. Assessor, CubiCasa, deed/plan, and any current survey or professional measurement control for their respective purposes. Buyers and tenants should verify.

Source references

Where to verify the public record.

Assessment and property-characteristic references begin with the Exeter Assessing Department and its linked property database. Zoning context begins with the Town's 2026 Exeter Zoning Ordinance. Floor-plan measurements come from the owner-supplied CubiCasa diagrams displayed below and use a different definition from assessor living area. Recorded instruments, a current survey, inspections, and professional measurements control for their respective purposes.

Complete photo gallery

22 property photographs.

Wide view of the dark-clad two-story property with two chimneys, leafy trees, and a broad paved area.

Full-building exterior and paved areaExterior

Dark-clad two-story side and rear exterior with a red entry door, chimney, fence, and paved parking area.

Red-entry exterior and paved areaExterior

Oblique roadside view of the dark-clad property with many windows, gravel area, lawn, landscaping, and an intersection beyond.

Long side elevation and roadside contextExterior

Corner exterior view of the dark-clad property with a chimney, mature trees, gravel area, and paved drive.

Corner exterior and site contextExterior

Closer side and rear exterior with dark siding, a white door, fenced yard edge, paved drive, and red bulkhead doors.

Secondary entry, fenced edge, and bulkheadExterior

Aerial view toward the town center with a callout identifying 3 Portsmouth Ave near the intersection.

Aerial context; callout is not a survey markerAerial

Aerial neighborhood view with the dark-clad property near an intersection and green athletic fields in the distance.

Neighborhood aerial contextAerial

Long kitchen with stainless appliances, white cabinetry, stone-pattern counters, plank flooring, and a wood stove.

Kitchen overviewInterior

Bright kitchen with white cabinets, stainless range and dishwasher, stone-pattern counters, and plank flooring.

Kitchen cabinetry and appliance wallInterior

Open kitchen with white cabinetry, stainless appliances, light plank flooring, and a wood stove.

Wide kitchen and wood-stove view; operability unknownInterior

Wide empty living room with two windows, a radiator, wall sconces, decorative trim, and wood flooring.

Living-room scale viewInterior

Empty room with wide wood floors, painted built-ins, and a traditional fireplace opening.

Architectural detail; fireplace operability unknownInterior

Large empty room with wide wood floors, decorative wall trim, windows, sconces, and a radiator.

Large first-floor roomInterior

Interior hall with a carpeted staircase, under-stair door, radiator, and wide wood flooring.

First-floor stair and circulation hallInterior

Upper landing with wood flooring, a black-and-white stair railing, window, closet, and room doorway.

Upper landing and room connectionInterior

Bright upper room with wide wood floors, a traditional fireplace, painted built-ins, windows, and a radiator.

Upper room with historic fireplace; operability unknownInterior

Long upper room with wide wood floors, windows, a radiator, vertical paneling, and wall sconces.

Long upper roomInterior

Empty room with a partial dividing wall, two windows, a radiator, gray walls, and wide wood flooring.

Flexible divided upper roomInterior

Windowed bathroom with a compact vanity, mirror, toilet, gray walls, and wide wood flooring.

Windowed bathroomInterior

Bathroom with a vanity, mirror, toilet, striped shower curtain, and gray plank flooring.

Bathroom with concealed bathing fixtureInterior

Large bathroom with a toilet, pedestal sink, mirror, glass shower enclosure, window, and wood floor.

Large bathroom with visible glass showerInterior

Compact bathroom with a toilet, vanity, mirror, shower enclosure, wood floor, and wood-clad ceiling.

Compact bathroom with wood-clad ceilingInterior

Photographs document visible conditions only. They do not establish exact boundaries, permitted use, code compliance, room legality, system condition, or fireplace, stove, fixture, or appliance operability.

Floor plans

First floor, second floor, and combined overview.

The supplied CubiCasa pages have been reproduced without cropping or altering their measurements.

CubiCasa layout diagram of the second floor, with labeled room dimensions and excluded area shown.

Second-floor layoutFloor plans

CubiCasa overview showing the first-floor and second-floor layouts together.

Combined floor-plan overviewFloor plans

CubiCasa layout diagram of the first floor, with labeled room dimensions shown.

First-floor layoutFloor plans

Material qualifications

Details to carry into due diligence.

Zoning and use

Located in Exeter's C-1 district. District-listed categories do not establish that this building is approved, code-compliant, or ready for any particular use. The buyer or tenant must confirm the intended plan with the Town and obtain all required zoning, change-of-use, occupancy, parking, accessibility, building, fire, life-safety, site-plan, licensing, dimensional, and other approvals.

Parking and frontage

Up to seven vehicles reflects owner-confirmed physical capacity, not a municipal finding that seven spaces satisfy a proposed use, accessible-space requirement, snow-storage plan, or site layout. Approximately 116 feet of Portsmouth Avenue frontage is calculated from recorded deed calls; recorded plan/current survey controls.

Basement condition

Seller discloses occasional basement dampness. No representation is made concerning cause, location, severity, repairs, or future conditions.

Visible systems and hearths

Fireplace, hearth, wood-stove, and visible appliance operability, condition, code compliance, warranty, and inclusion have not been established unless expressly stated in an executed agreement.