Tidewater Farm

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Cochecho Street was originally called Flagg Road, named in 1821 for Captain William Flagg (1770-1844), another Dover deep water sea captain. Flagg built his brick mansion, Tidewater Farm, along the banks of the river circa 1815 and insisted that this road be laid out so that he could have a shorter route home. As he was Dover’s wealthiest citizen at the time, his wishes were quickly heeded. In 1830, the street was renamed Cochecho.
From the 1994 Heritage Walking Tour