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Glen House is the name of a series of grand resorts and hotels, dating back to 1852, in Pinkham Notch very near Mount Washington in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, USA.

History

The completion of the Grand Trunk Railway in 1851 established a route from Portland, Maine, to Gorham, New Hampshire, and brought increased visitors to the area. John Bellows converted a farmhouse into a hotel the same year and then sold it in April 1852 to J. M. Thompson, who renamed it the Glen House and finished work on its rooms.^[1] Expanded by 1866, the grand hotel featured views of Mount Washington, Tuckerman Ravine, and the northern Presidential Range. Guests could visit Mount Washington on the newly opened Carriage Road (now the Mount Washington Auto Road) to its summit, visit other natural attractions in the area, or recreate in the hotel's game rooms, parlors, library, listen to an orchestra, dance, play lawn tennis, fish, play croquet, hike, horseback ride, enjoy a guided carriage ride, or take in a theater show.^[2]^{[self-published source?]} Guests included Albert Bierstadt, and the Bierstadt Brothers captured stereoscopic photographs of scenery in the area including a bear. John P. Soule, G. W. Woodward, Nathan W. Pease, and the Kilburn Brothers also captured stereoscopic images from the area, including mountain landscapes and other scenery as well as some of the grand hotel and its interior spaces. In 1869, Albert Bierstadt discovered hotel proprietor Col. Joseph Mariner Thompson's body down river from his sawmill following a heavy fall rainstorm. Ownership was then taken over by the Milliken brothers. This first Glen House was completely destroyed by a fire in 1884.

Rebuilt and expanded over the next few years, the second Glen House burned again in 1893 and was not rebuilt.

Property ownership was subsequently acquired by the Libby family of Gorham who converted the existing servant's quarters into the third Glen House, a 40-room hotel, that was also destroyed by fire in 1924.

In 1925, a smaller fourth Glen House was constructed, now serving winter sports enthusiasts as well as summer travelers. In March 1967, this hotel also caught fire and burned to the ground.

The fifth Glen House opened at the base of the Mount Washington Auto Road in September of 2018.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b [1] Conway Daily Sun
^ Grand Hotels of New Hampshire New Hampshire Notes

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-''For the estate in the Scottish Borders see [[The Glen, Scottish Borders]]''
+{{For|the estate in the Scottish Borders|The Glen, Scottish Borders}}
+[[File:Glen House, White Mountains, by Kilburn Brothers 3.jpg|thumb|Glen House in a [[stereoscopic]] photograph by the [[Kilburn Brothers]]]]
+[[File:View from the Glen House, White Mountains, by Kilburn Brothers.jpg|thumb|]]
-[[File:Glen House and Carter Range, by John B. Heywood.png|thumb|[[Stereoscopic]] photograph by [[John B. Heywood]] of the Glen House and [[Carter Range]] near [[Mount Washington (New Hampshire)]] in the [[White Mountains (New Hampshire)]]]]
+[[File:Summit of Mt. Washington and Glen House Stage, by Kilburn Brothers.png|thumb|Stereoscopic photograph of the summit of [[Mount Washington (New Hampshire)|Mount Washington]] and the Glen House [[stage coach]] by [[Kilburn Brothers]] circa 1872. The [[Mount Washington Cog Railway|cog railway]] line is visible in the background, along with the Summit House atop the peak]]
-[[File:Haying scene in front of the Glen House, by Soule, John P., 1827-1904.png|thumb|[[Haying]] scene in front of the Glen House (by John P. Soule)]]
-[[File:Drawing Room, Glen House, N.H, by Soule, John P., 1827-1904 2.png|thumb|[[Stereoscopic]] image of the [[drawing room]] at the Glen House by [[John P. Soule]]]]
+[[File:Glen House and Carter Range, by John B. Heywood.png|thumb|Stereoscopic photograph by [[John B. Heywood (photographer)|John B. Heywood]] of the Glen House and [[Carter Range]] near Mount Washington in the [[White Mountains (New Hampshire)|White Mountains]]]]
-[[File:Mt. Washington, from Glen House, by Soule, John P., 1827-1904.jpg|thumb|[[Mount Washington (New Hampshire)]] from [[Glen House]] in a [[stereographic]] image by [[John P. Soule]]]]
+[[File:Haying scene in front of the Glen House, by Soule, John P., 1827-1904.png|thumb|[[Hay]]ing scene in front of the Glen House (by John P. Soule)]]
-[[File:Bear at the Glen House, White Mountains, N.H, by Bierstadt Brothers.png|thumb|[[Stereoscopic]] image of "Bear at Glen House, White Mountains, N.H." by [[Bierstadt Brothers]]]]
+[[File:Drawing Room, Glen House, N.H, by Soule, John P., 1827-1904 2.png|thumb|Stereoscopic image of the [[drawing room]] at the Glen House by [[John P. Soule]]]]
-[[File:Glen House and Mts. Adams, Jefferson and Madison, N.H, by Soule, John P., 1827-1904.png|thumb|Stereoscopic image of the Glen House with [[Mount Adams (New Hampshire)]], [[Mount Jefferson (New Hampshire)]] and [[Mount Madison (New Hampshire)]] in the background (by John P. Soule)]]
+[[File:Mt. Washington, from Glen House, by Soule, John P., 1827-1904.jpg|thumb|Mount Washington from Glen House in a stereographic image by John P. Soule]]
-[[File:Glen House, from base of Mt. Washington, N.H, by Soule, John P., 1827-1904 3.png|thumb|Glen House from base of [[Mount Washington (New Hampshire)]] by John P. Soule]]
+[[File:Bear at the Glen House, White Mountains, N.H, by Bierstadt Brothers.png|thumb|Stereoscopic image of "Bear at Glen House, White Mountains, N.H." by [[Bierstadt Brothers]]]]
+[[File:Glen House and Mts. Adams, Jefferson and Madison, N.H, by Soule, John P., 1827-1904.png|thumb|Stereoscopic image of the Glen House with (l-r) [[Mount Jefferson (New Hampshire)|Mount Jefferson]], [[Mount Adams (New Hampshire)|Mount Adams]], and [[Mount Madison (New Hampshire)|Mount Madison]] in the background (by John P. Soule)]]
+[[File:Glen House, from Mt. Washington Carriage Road, by Soule, John P., 1827-1904.png|thumb|Glen House from [[Mount Washington Auto Road|Mount Washington carriage road]]]]
+[[File:Glen House, from base of Mt. Washington, N.H, by Soule, John P., 1827-1904 3.png|thumb|Glen House from base of Mount Washington by John P. Soule]]
 [[File:Dining Hall, Glen House, N.H, by Soule, John P., 1827-1904.png|thumb|Dining hall]]
-[[File:Glen House, from Jackson Road, N.H, by Soule, John P., 1827-1904.jpg|thumb|Glen House from Jackson Road]]
+[[File:Glen House, from Jackson Road, N.H, by Soule, John P., 1827-1904.jpg|thumb|Glen House from [[New Hampshire Route 16|Jackson Road]]]]
 [[File:Glen House, from towards Gorham, by Soule, John P., 1827-1904.png|thumb|Glen House in a hand colored [[albumen]] print]]
 [[File:Glen House, from summit of Mt. Washington, by Soule, John P., 1827-1904.png|thumb|Glen House from the summit of Mount Washington]]
+[[File:Glen Ellis Falls, near Glen House, White Mts, by Kilburn Brothers.jpg|thumb|Glen Ellis Falls on the [[Ellis River (New Hampshire)|Ellis River]] near Glen House]]
-'''Glen House''' was the name of a series of resorts new [[Mount Washington (New Hampshire)]] in the [[White Mountains]] of [[New Hampshire]]. The completion of the [[Grand Trunk Railway]] in 1851 established a route from [[Portland, Maine]] to [[Gorham, New Hampshire]] and brought increased visitors to the area. John Bellows converted a farmhouse into a hotel the same year and then sold the hotel in April of 1852 to J. M. Thompson renamed it the Glen House and finished work on its rooms. <ref name=history/>
+[[File:Garnet Pool, near Glen House, by Bates, Joseph L., 1806 or 7-1886.png|thumb|"Garnet Pool" near Glen House; photograph by [[Joseph L. Bates]]]]
+'''Glen House''' is the name of a series of grand resorts and hotels, dating back to 1852, in [[Pinkham Notch]] very near [[Mount Washington (New Hampshire)|Mount Washington]] in the [[White Mountains (New Hampshire)|White Mountains]] of [[New Hampshire]], USA.
-The hotel was expanded by 1866. Guests included [[Albert Bierstadt]] and [[Bierstadt Brothers]] captured [[stereoscopic]] photopgraphs of scenery in the area including a bear. [[John P. Sloane]] and the [[Kilburn Brothers]] also captured images from the area including landscapes, as well as some of the grand hotel an its interior spaces.
+==History==
-Albert Bierstadt discovered hotel proprietor Thompson's body in 1869 at the sawmill. Ownership of the Glen House was then taken over by the Milliken brothers. It was completely destroyed by a fire in 1884. Rebuilt and expanded over the next few years the hotel burned again in 1893 and was not rebuilt. Property ownership was acquired by the Libby family of Gorham who converted the servant's quarters into a 40 room hotel that was also destroyed by fire.<ref name=history>[http://whitemountainhistory.org/Glen_House.html Glen House] White Mountain History</ref>
+The completion of the [[Grand Trunk Railway]] in 1851 established a route from [[Portland, Maine]], to [[Gorham, New Hampshire]], and brought increased visitors to the area. John Bellows converted a farmhouse into a hotel the same year and then sold it in April 1852 to J. M. Thompson, who renamed it the Glen House and finished work on its rooms.<ref name=history/> Expanded by 1866, the grand hotel featured views of Mount Washington, [[Tuckerman Ravine]], and the northern [[Presidential Range]]. Guests could visit Mount Washington on the newly opened Carriage Road (now the [[Mount Washington Auto Road]]) to its summit, visit other natural attractions in the area, or recreate in the hotel's game rooms, parlors, library, listen to an orchestra, dance, play lawn tennis, fish, play [[croquet]], hike, horseback ride, enjoy a guided carriage ride, or take in a theater show.<ref>[https://sites.google.com/site/newhampshirenotes/legends-lore/the-grand-hotels-of-new-hampshire Grand Hotels of New Hampshire] New Hampshire Notes</ref>{{sps|date=March 2018}} Guests included [[Albert Bierstadt]], and the [[Bierstadt Brothers]] captured [[stereoscopic]] photographs of scenery in the area including a bear. [[John P. Soule]], [[G. W. Woodward]], [[Nathan W. Pease]], and the [[Kilburn Brothers]] also captured stereoscopic images from the area, including mountain landscapes and other scenery as well as some of the grand hotel and its interior spaces. In 1869, Albert Bierstadt discovered hotel proprietor Col. Joseph Mariner Thompson's body down river from his sawmill following a heavy fall rainstorm. Ownership was then taken over by the Milliken brothers. This first Glen House was completely destroyed by a fire in 1884.
+Rebuilt and expanded over the next few years, the second Glen House burned again in 1893 and was not rebuilt.
+Property ownership was subsequently acquired by the Libby family of Gorham who converted the existing servant's quarters into the third Glen House, a 40-room hotel, that was also destroyed by fire in 1924.
+In 1925, a smaller fourth Glen House was constructed, now serving winter sports enthusiasts as well as summer travelers. In March 1967, this hotel also caught fire and burned to the ground.
+The fifth Glen House opened at the base of the Mount Washington Auto Road in September of 2018.<ref name=history>[https://www.conwaydailysun.com/news/local/officially-open-for-business-the-glen-house/article_525e04ae-b769-11e8-b725-177d865e8df0.html] Conway Daily Sun</ref>
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+{{Coord|44|17|20|N|71|13|27|W|type:landmark|display=title}}
 ==Further reading==
 *''The Glen House Book'' by Charles Milliken (1889)
 *''The Grand Resort Hotels of the White Mountains'' by Bryant Tolles
+[[Category:Defunct hotels in New Hampshire]]
+[[Category:Buildings and structures in Coös County, New Hampshire]]
+[[Category:Hotel buildings completed in 1866]]
+[[Category:1866 establishments in New Hampshire]]