line is visible in the background, along with the Summit House atop the peak
White Mountains
Haying scene in front of the Glen House (by John P. Soule)Stereoscopic image of the drawing room at the Glen House by John P. SouleMount Washington from Glen House in a stereographic image by John P. Soule
Bierstadt Brothers
Mount Madison
in the background (by John P. Soule)Glen House from Mount Washington carriage roadGlen House from base of Mount Washington by John P. SouleDining hallGlen House from Jackson Road
albumen
printGlen House from the summit of Mount WashingtonGlen Ellis Falls on the Ellis River near Glen House"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
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]
