Webster Estate
Webster Estate | |
Location | Holderness, New Hampshire |
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Coordinates | 43°45′35″N 71°33′31″W / 43.75972°N 71.55861°W |
Area | 16.4 acres (6.6 ha) |
Built | 1886 |
Architectural style | Shingle style |
NRHP reference No. | 89000448[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 9, 1989 |
The Webster Estate is a historic
Description and history
The Webster Estate is located a few miles northeast of the village center of Holderness, on terrain that slopes southwest of Carns Cove on Squam Lake. The estate is accessed via a series of private or semi-private lanes, including Webster Lane and Burleigh Farm Road. A significant portion of the estate lands are meadow, providing the three houses built for the Webster family expansive views of the lake. The houses are clustered on the hillside well back from Route 113, along with a garage, greenhouse, and formal garden. The Homestead, the estate's original main house, is a two-story gambrel-roofed Shingle-style structure, with a fieldstone foundation and shingled exterior. Its principal public rooms are extended to the outside by covered piazzas. The interior retains original finishes, which are of modest and unpretentious style. The Laurence J. Webster House stands to its west; it is also Shingle style, but has a more elaborate massing than The Homestead.[3]
Frank G. Webster was a prominent financial manager, who for many years had a leading role in the investment firm
See also
- Camp Carnes
- Burleigh Brae and Webster Boathouse
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Grafton County, New Hampshire
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Squam Lake Nominations" (PDF). Squam Lakes Conservation Society. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Webster Estate". National Park Service. Retrieved September 28, 2018.