Knollwood (Dublin, New Hampshire)
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| Location | Windmill Hill Rd., Dublin, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates | 42°53′35″N 72°3′34″W / 42.89306°N 72.05944°WCoordinates: 42°53′35″N 72°3′34″W / 42.89306°N 72.05944°W |
| Area | 8.8 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1899 |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Dublin MRA |
| NRHP Reference # | 83004039[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 18, 1983 |
Knollwood is an historic summer estate house on Windmill Hill Road in Dublin, New Hampshire. The large 2 1/2 story "summer cottage" was designed by Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge and built in 1899-1900 for banker Franklin MacVeagh. While MacVeagh was United States Secretary of the Treasury (1909–13), he twice hosted President William Howard Taft at Knollwood. One of Dublin's major summer estate house,[2] it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
See also
- Fasnacloich - Harrisville summer estate of Franklin's nephew Charles MacVeagh
- Learned Homestead - part of the Knollwood estate
- Benjamin Learned House - part of the Knollwood estate
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Cheshire County, New Hampshire
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Knollwood" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
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