Residents requested and were granted a separate parish in 1706 . In c. 1710 , Captain Samuel Weeks constructed a substantial brick house , thought to be the oldest brick house in New Hampshire still standing . It survived the 1755 Cape Ann earthquake . Only the beams that supported the structure were cracked during the quake . Greenland would incorporate in 1721
1755 Cape Ann earthquake
1755 Cape Ann earthquake
Greenland, New Hampshire