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Wentworth by the Sea Hotel
Photo courtesy of
SeacoastNH.com Image Library.
Reopening in summer 2003, the Wentworth Hotel was originally built in 1874 as became one of the most famous luxury hotels on the Easter seaboard. A portion of the original structure survives in the newly constructed grand hotel, since of the famous Treaty of Portsmouth delegation in 1905. The largest building complex in the smallest town in New Hampshire (New Castle is one square mile) the Wentworth was one owed by ale tycoon Frank Jones. It closed in 1982 and became one of the nation’s must endangered historic sites. A nonprofit agency, Friends of the Wentworth, searched for an owner who would save and operate the hotel. Ocean Properties of Portsmouth has completely re-engineered the hotel and inherited the legacy of its 130 year history.
HOURS: Opening Spring 2003
WEBSITE: http://wentworth.com/
ADMISSION: Free to see, fee to stay
PHONE: 603-422-7322
ADDRESS: PO Box 860, Wentworth Road New Castle, NH 03802
DIRECTIONS: From Portsmouth Traffic circle, exit to Route ! toward Rye, Hampton, turn left after Sagamore bridge and follow Wentworth Road past golf course to hotle on the hill
LINKS:
History of the Hotel,
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