Weldwood

Weldwood is a historic summer estate house on Old Troy Road in Dublin, New Hampshire. Built in 1902-03, it is an unusual example of Greek Revival architecture from the early 20th century. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

Weldwood
LocationOld Troy Rd., Dublin, New Hampshire
Coordinates42°53′17″N 72°6′25″W
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1902 (1902)
Architectural styleNeo-Greek Revival
MPSDublin MRA
NRHP reference No.83004086[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 1983

Description and history

Weldwood is located in a rural setting of southwestern Dublin, on the south side of Old Troy Road about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Old Marlborough Road. It is a 1-1/2 story wood frame structure, with a gabled roof, two interior brick chimneys, and a clapboarded exterior. Its main facade is five bays wide, with a shed-roof porch extending across it, supported by round columns. Above the porch, three gabled dormers project from the main roof line. A secondary entrance is located on the street-facing north facade, sheltered by a gabled portico and topped by a half-round transom window. The building features corner pilasters and other Greek Revival features, possibly recycled from a farmhouse that previously stood on the property.[2]

This land was settled about 1780 by Amos Emery, who built a farmhouse which stood nearby until 1900, when it was torn down. The present house was built in 1902-03 for George Weld, the brother-in-law of William Amory, who acquired extensive landholdings nearby for his summer estate. Weld operated a summer camp for boys on the property for a few years, and eventually gave it to his son Edric, later headmaster of the Holderness School, as a wedding present.[2]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Weldwood". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
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