You Know The Holidays are Coming to Portsmouth When….

November 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Button factory pottery

Our neighbors at the Button Factory announce the dates for their Open Studios.  This year’s week-end long festivities will begin on November 30th and continue through December 2nd at 855 Islington Street, Portsmouth, NH. This eagerly anticipated event is now in its 26th year and a offers a wonderful opportunity to catch a glimpse of…Read More

How We Got Prescott Park in the First Place

November 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Prescott Sisters. Image Courtesy Strawbery Banke Museum

In this 10th blog post for TMS Architects by local historian, J. Dennis Robinson, he explains how Portsmouth was lucky enough to get Prescott Park as a gift;  this free and accessible park stretches along the Piscataqua River with flower gardens, walkways, seating, docks and performance spaces arranged on its more than 10 acres.  The…Read More

History Writer J. Dennis Robinson Joins TMS Blog Team

May 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
J Dennis Robinson and Friend at John Paul Jones House photo by Ralph Morang

I’ve been asked to contribute a few words each month to the TMS Architects blog. My qualifications are admittedly thin. I took a high school course in the history of architecture, but went on to major in English Literature. I read half of Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead and watched half the movie version. I dated…Read More

EXETER NH WELCOMES A NEW NEIGHBOR!

November 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Opening Day Before the Official Ribbon Cutting

A new addition to The Provident Bank’s family, the sixth Provident Bank designed by TMS Architects, opened for business on November 9, 2010. The bank had been located in temporary quarters on the lower level of the Exeter Town Hall while their new bank was under construction. The bank features “People’s Hours” as it is…Read More

Banking Looks Good!

September 29, 2010 By 2 Comments
Provident Bank Exeter in Final Stages of Construction

Called one of the “crown jewels of Portsmouth Avenue” by Provident Bank‘s Regional VP, Allison Field, this newest branch of  Provident Bank is scheduled to open in mid-October.  In an interview with the Exeter New-Letter, branch manager Matt Halfmann spoke about how excited the bank was to be moving into this larger facility from the…Read More

Visit Wentworth by The Sea

July 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
wentworth-by-the-sea

One of TMS Architects’ most renown projects is the restoration of the grand Wentworth by the Sea Resort in New Castle, NH.  This grand hotel offers something for everyone.  They have incredible dining, beautiful views, a myriad of function rooms, a deluxe spa, indoor and outdoor pools. The list goes on and on. The hotel…Read More

A DIfferent Kind of Architecture

June 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Sand Sculptures  small 003

Summer has arrived  and that means the return of the Sand Sculpting Competition to Hampton Beach, New Hampshire!  Started 10 years ago when local Master Sculptor Greg Grady,  www. GregGrady.com , was commissioned by the U.S. Mint to create a sand replica of the newly released NH quarter for the Hampton Beach Children’s Festival, the…Read More