Mountain View House
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Mountain View House
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| Location | 120 Mountain View Rd., Whitefield, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates | 44°23′55″N 71°35′19″W / 44.39861°N 71.58861°WCoordinates: 44°23′55″N 71°35′19″W / 44.39861°N 71.58861°W |
| Area | 24 acres (9.7 ha) |
| Built | 1872, 1911-1912 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 04000588 |
| Added to NRHP | June 9, 2004 |
The Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa – formerly called the Mountain View House – is a historic grand hotel at 101 Mountain View Road in Whitefield, New Hampshire, United States.
Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa is a member of Historic Hotels of America, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
After the Civil War, tourism became popular in the White Mountains, especially with the arrival of the railroad. In 1865, William and Mary Dodge first accepted boarders into their home. By 1866, the couple officially opened an inn called the Mountain View House. Over the years, several additions were built, which by 1884 could accommodate over 100 guests. The facilities were greatly enlarged to accommodate over 200 guests in 1911 and 1912, when the iconic belvedere tower was added to the facade.
As an established member of the elite White Mountain resorts, the Dodges continued to expand and improve "The View", as it was called, including nearly doubling the hotel capacity to 300 beds and seating for 450 in the dining hall. Sports and conference facilities were added, and the real estate was expanded to over 3,000 acres (1,200 ha).
The property remained in the family until it was sold in 1979, giving rise to the claim of being "the oldest resort in the US to be owned and operate by the same family living on the same property."
But the new owners proved unsuccessful; it closed in 1986 after 122 seasons and went into foreclosure, with the furnishings auctioned by the bank in 1989.
After being held by investors but never reopened as of 1998, Kevin Craffey, a general contractor from Duxbury, Massachusetts, purchased the vacant hotel for $1.3 million, including 360 acres (150 ha), a 9-hole golf course, clubhouse and conference hall. After an extensive $20 million renovation, with addition of a new hotel kitchen, spa, tennis courts, consolidation of 145 rooms, landscaping and updated amenities, the hotel reopened on May 22, 2002, as the Mountain View Grand Resort & Spa. In 2005, the hotel and its 4,000 surrounding acres were purchased by the American Financial Group, a holding company which owns several other historic luxury hotels in four other US states.
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