Mount Washington Hotel Bretton Woods New Hampshire

by Dawna Moore Photography

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Mount Washington Hotel Bretton Woods New Hampshire

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Dawna Moore Photography

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Photograph - Nature And Travel Photography

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"The hotel, designed to be open only for the summer and early fall, included the latest amenities. It had a railroad station and coaches to bring guests to the hotel from the station, it had a golf course designed by Donald Ross (which is still in use), it had an artificial lake, bridle paths, wagon roads, telephone service with it’s own switchboard, a telegraph, running water, bathrooms, an elevator, modern refrigeration equipment, its own electric power plant (which is still intact) a plant for making illuminating gas should the electricity fail, a one-of-a-kind water powered printing plant to print the daily menus, a daily newspaper for the guests, etc. (this also still survives), a large barn for horses, a large garage for automobiles was added as were quarters for chauffeurs, dormitories for the staff (one for men and one for women), an orchestra, a choir, a heated indoor swimming pool, and a billiard parlor. At Thanksgiving, 1999 the hotel opened for the Winter season for the first time. It continues today as a four season resort." (whitemountainhistory.org)

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February 11th, 2015

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