Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Architecture commission for an unknown client at an unknown address in Carroll, NH, circa 1894. The commission is associated with John Calvin Stevens. This item is part of the Stevens Architects drawings and records collection.
Mount Pleasant House was a grand hotel in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, in the area of Bretton Woods. It was built in 1875 and opened in 1876. Mount Pleasant House was one of three grand hotels in the area at the time during the early stages of an era of epic hotel building and more came soon after. The other early grand hotels in Bretton Woods were White Mountain House and Fabyan House.
The original hotel was built by lumber businessman John T.G. Leavitt, and a lumber mill was located across from the hotel. The hotel and mill were served by a rail line. Portland, Maine, architect Francis H. Fassett orchestrated an expansion of the hotel in 1895. It featured Queen Anne style. The hotel was demolished in 1939.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Pleasant_House_(New_Hampshire)
About This Item
- Title: Mount Pleasant House, NH, 1894
- Address: unknown, Carroll, Coos County, NH
- Building Name: Mount Pleasant House
- Creation Date: circa 1894
- Subject Date: circa 1894
- Primary Architects: John Calvin Stevens
- Object Type: Text and Image
- Subtype: architectural drawing
- Media/Genre: presentation drawings;
- Materials: ink on paper;
- Local Code: Coll. 209, 2-E-1-01
- Collection: Stevens Architects drawings and records collection
- Number of items in commission: 1
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Hotels--New Hampshire--Bretton Woods
- Mount Pleasant House (Bretton Woods, N.H.)
- Resorts--New Hampshire--Bretton Woods
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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Item 6028
Mount Pleasant House, Carroll, N.H., ca. 1884
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