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For the estate in the Scottish Borders see The Glen, Scottish Borders

Glen House was the name of a series of grand resorts in Pinkham Notch very near 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. ^[1]

The hotel was expanded by 1866. Guests included Albert Bierstadt, and the Bierstadt Brothers captured stereoscopic photopgraphs 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 an its interior spaces.

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.^[1]

The hotel featured views of Mount Washington, Tuckerman's Ravine, and the Northern Presidential Range. Guests could visit Mount Washington on the newly opened Carriage Road to its summit, visit other natural attractions in the area, or recreate in the hotels 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]

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^ ^a ^b Glen House White Mountain History
^ Grand Hotels of New Hampshire New Hampshire Notes

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+''For the estate in the Scottish Borders see [[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:Summit of Mt. Washington and Glen House Stage, by Kilburn Brothers.png|thumb|[[Stereoscopic]] photograph of the summit of [[Mount Washington (New Hampshire)]] and the Glen House [[stage coach]] by [[Kilburn Brothers]] circa 1872. The [[cog railway]] line also appears to be visible in the background? along with the Summit House atop the peak]]
+[[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: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: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: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 [[Mount Adams (New Hampshire)]], [[Mount Jefferson (New Hampshire)]] and [[Mount Madison (New Hampshire)]] in the background (by John P. Soule)]]
-'''Glen House''' was the name of a series of resorts in the [[White Mountains]] of [[New Hampshire]]. In 1851, The completion of the [[Grand Trunk Railway]] connecting a route from [[Portland, Maine]] to [[Gorham, New Hampshire]] in 1851 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. It was expanded by 1866. Guests included [[Albert Bierstadt]] and his brother captured an image of a bear at Glen House in a [[stereocopic]] image for [[Bierstadt Brothers]]. Albert Bierstadt discovered hotel proprietor Thompson's body in 1869 at the saw mill. 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>[http://whitemountainhistory.org/Glen_House.html Glen House] White Mountain History</ref>
+[[File:Glen House, from Mt. Washington Carriage Road, by Soule, John P., 1827-1904.png|thumb|Glen House from 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 (New Hampshire)]] 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 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]]
+[[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''' was the name of a series of grand resorts in [[Pinkham Notch]] very near [[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/>
+The hotel was expanded by 1866. Guests included [[Albert Bierstadt]], and the [[Bierstadt Brothers]] captured [[stereoscopic]] photopgraphs 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 an its interior spaces.
+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 hotel featured views of Mount Washington, [[Tuckerman's Ravine]], and the [[Northern Presidential Range]]. Guests could visit Mount Washington on the newly opened Carriage Road to its summit, visit other natural attractions in the area, or recreate in the hotels 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>
 ==References==
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 *''The Glen House Book'' by Charles Milliken (1889)
 *''The Grand Resort Hotels of the White Mountains'' by Bryant Tolles
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