Mount Washington Hotel
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| Mount Washington Hotel | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
 The Mount Washington Hotel near Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
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| Nearest city: | Bretton Woods, New Hampshire |
| Coordinates: | 44°15′29″N 71°26′25″W / 44.25806°N 71.44028°W |
| Built/Founded: | 1900 |
| Architect: | Charles Alling Gifford; Et al. |
| Architectural style(s): | Renaissance, Other |
| Governing body: | Private |
| Added to NRHP: | September 27, 1978[1] |
| Designated NHL: | June 24, 1986[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 78000213 |
The Mount Washington Hotel opened in 1902 near Mount Washington, in the town of Carroll, New Hampshire. The area is better known as Bretton Woods, and includes the Bretton Woods ski resort nearby.
The hotel was constructed by the railroad tycoon Joseph Stickney at a cost of 1.7 million dollars. Construction on the hotel started in 1900 and the hotel opened to the public in 1902. Mr. Stickney brought in 250 Italian artisans to help in the construction.
In this hotel the Bretton Woods monetary conference took place in 1944, establishing, among other things, the World Bank. The Mount Washington Hotel and Resort is one of the last surviving, of only an original handful, of New Hampshire's grand hotels, and includes an 18-hole Donald Ross-designed golf course as well as a 9-hole course on its facilities.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1986.[2][3]
The hotel is located at the northern end of Crawford Notch, 6 miles east of the village of Twin Mountain, New Hampshire, along U.S. Route 302.
The hotel was featured in an episode of the television series Ghost Hunters, when it was searched by the TAPS paranormal investigation team on February 6, 2008.
January 2009 started a new era for the Mount Washington Resort when they finished their 50,000 square foot addition that includes a 25,000 square foot spa and a 25,000 square foot conference center.
[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://www.nr.nps.gov/.
- ^ a b "Mount Washington Hotel". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1739&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved on 2007-10-22.
- ^ Carolyn Pitts (June, 1985), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Mount Washington Hotel, National Park Service, http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/78000213.pdf and Accompanying 9 photos, exterior and interior, from 1980, 1988, and undated.PDF (2.84 MB)
[edit] External links
- Mount Washington Hotel
- NHPTV— Secrets of the Mount Washington Hotel
- Bretton Woods Conference Resort— a commercial page, but with some good photographs
- Virtual Tour of the Mount Washington Hotel Commercial page with lots of photographs of hotel.
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