▁who ▁recognized ▁it ▁for ▁its ▁far ming ▁potential . ▁The ▁oldest ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁are ▁houses ▁built ▁between ▁about ▁ 1 7 6 9 ▁and ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War . ▁When ▁G raft on ▁County ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 9 , ▁Ha ver hill ▁was ▁named ▁its ▁sh ire ▁towns , ▁a ▁role ▁it ▁continues ▁to ▁ful fill . ▁Early ▁civ ic ▁buildings ▁were ▁placed ▁in ▁this ▁area , ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁termin us ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁roads ▁through ▁interior ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁running ▁from ▁the ▁se aco ast ▁to ▁the ▁Connecticut ▁River ▁( the ▁road ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁in ▁Ha ver hill ▁as ▁Court ▁Street ). ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁corner ▁acquired ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁tra ppings ▁of ▁a ▁county ▁seat , ▁with ▁ta ver ns ▁and ▁the ▁homes ▁and ▁offices ▁of ▁law y ers . ▁For ▁many ▁years ▁the ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁a cademy ▁building ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁cour th ouse . ▁The ▁decision ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century ▁to ▁locate ▁the ▁rail road ▁at ▁Wood sv ille ▁meant ▁that ▁economic ▁and ▁county ▁functions ▁were ▁gradually ▁moved ▁there . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁Ha ver hill ▁Cor ner ▁became ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁summer ▁resid ences , ▁and ▁long - time ▁resident ▁M ild red ▁Page ▁made ▁a ▁be quest ▁for ▁the ▁maintenance ▁of ▁the ▁village ' s ▁historic ▁civ ic ▁buildings . ▁ ▁See