▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Route ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁Court ▁Street , ▁which ▁was ▁histor ically ▁a ▁major ▁through ▁route . ▁Court ▁Street ▁is ▁fl ank ed ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁by ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁large ▁grass y ▁common ▁areas ▁which ▁are ▁bounded ▁by ▁School ▁Street ▁and ▁Route ▁ 1 0 . ▁Build ings , ▁pre domin antly ▁Federal ▁in ▁character ▁and ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁centuries , ▁are ▁array ed ▁around ▁these ▁comm ons , ▁and ▁historic ▁buildings ▁line ▁Route ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁Court ▁Street ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁distance ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁comm ons . ▁Prom inent ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁include ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁Federal - style ▁First ▁Cong reg ational ▁Church , ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁former ▁cour th ouse ▁that ▁now ▁houses ▁the ▁public ▁library ▁and ▁local ▁historical ▁society , ▁and ▁the ▁Roman es que ▁Rev ival ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁Ha ver hill ▁Academy ▁Junior ▁High ▁School ▁building . ▁The ▁area ▁decl ined ▁in ▁importance ▁after ▁the ▁rail road ▁by pass ed ▁it , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁grad ual ▁re location ▁of ▁civ ic ▁functions ▁to ▁the ▁Wood sv ille ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁district ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁Ha ver hill ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁major ▁colonial ▁settlement ▁in ▁northern ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 3 ▁by ▁soldiers ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁War