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The Mount Washington Hotel opened in 1902 near Mount Washington
Mount Washington (New Hampshire)

Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at . It is famous for its dangerously erratic weather, holding the record for the highest wind gust directly measured at the Earth's surface, at on the afternoon of April 12, 1934....
, in the town of Carroll, New Hampshire
Carroll, New Hampshire

Carroll is a New England town in Coos County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 663 at the 2000 census. The two largest villages are Twin Mountain, New Hampshire and Bretton Woods, New Hampshire....
. The area is better known as Bretton Woods
Bretton Woods, New Hampshire

Bretton Woods is an area within the town of Carroll, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, USA, whose principal points of interest are three leisure and recreation facilities....
, and includes the Bretton Woods ski resort
Bretton Woods Mountain Resort

Bretton Woods Mountain Resort is a ski area located in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, across from the Mount Washington Hotel....
 nearby.

The hotel was constructed by the railroad tycoon Joseph Stickney at a cost of 1.7 million dollars. Construction on the hotel started in 1900 and the hotel opened to the public in 1902. Mr. Stickney brought in 250 Italian artisans to help in the construction.

In this hotel the Bretton Woods
Bretton Woods system

The Bretton Woods system of money management established the rules for commerce and finance relations among the world's major developed country in the mid 20th century....
 monetary conference took place in 1944, establishing, among other things, the World Bank
World Bank

The World Bank is a bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs with the stated goal of reducing poverty....
.






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The Mount Washington Hotel opened in 1902 near Mount Washington
Mount Washington (New Hampshire)

Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at . It is famous for its dangerously erratic weather, holding the record for the highest wind gust directly measured at the Earth's surface, at on the afternoon of April 12, 1934....
, in the town of Carroll, New Hampshire
Carroll, New Hampshire

Carroll is a New England town in Coos County, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 663 at the 2000 census. The two largest villages are Twin Mountain, New Hampshire and Bretton Woods, New Hampshire....
. The area is better known as Bretton Woods
Bretton Woods, New Hampshire

Bretton Woods is an area within the town of Carroll, New Hampshire, New Hampshire, USA, whose principal points of interest are three leisure and recreation facilities....
, and includes the Bretton Woods ski resort
Bretton Woods Mountain Resort

Bretton Woods Mountain Resort is a ski area located in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, across from the Mount Washington Hotel....
 nearby.

The hotel was constructed by the railroad tycoon Joseph Stickney at a cost of 1.7 million dollars. Construction on the hotel started in 1900 and the hotel opened to the public in 1902. Mr. Stickney brought in 250 Italian artisans to help in the construction.

In this hotel the Bretton Woods
Bretton Woods system

The Bretton Woods system of money management established the rules for commerce and finance relations among the world's major developed country in the mid 20th century....
 monetary conference took place in 1944, establishing, among other things, the World Bank
World Bank

The World Bank is a bank that provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries for development programs with the stated goal of reducing poverty....
. The Mount Washington Hotel and Resort is one of the last surviving, of only an original handful, of New Hampshire's grand hotel
Grand Hotel

Grand hotel is a term for a large and luxurious hotel, especially one built in a traditional architectural style. More specifically, Grand Hotel may refer to:...
s, and includes an 18-hole Donald Ross-designed golf course as well as a 9-hole course on its facilities.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, :wiktionary:site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the Federal government of the United States for its historical significance....
 in 1986.

The hotel is located at the northern end of Crawford Notch
Crawford Notch

Crawford Notch is the steep and narrow gorge of the Saco River in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, located almost entirely within the town of Hart's Location, New Hampshire....
, 6 miles east of the village of Twin Mountain, New Hampshire
Twin Mountain, New Hampshire

Twin Mountain is a village within the town of Carroll, New Hampshire in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. It is named for two prominent summits which rise to the south of the village, North Twin Mountain and South Twin Mountain ....
, along U.S. Route 302
U.S. Route 302

U.S. Route 302 is a spur of U.S. Route 2. It currently runs 171 miles from Portland, Maine, Maine at U.S. Route 1 to Montpelier, Vermont, Vermont at US 2....
.

The hotel was featured in an episode of the television series Ghost Hunters
Ghost Hunters

Ghost Hunters is a reality television series featuring Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, who work a day job as Roto-Rooter plumbers and investigate places that are reported to be ghosts....
, when it was searched by the TAPS
The Atlantic Paranormal Society

The Atlantic Paranormal Society is an organization based in Warwick, Rhode Island, USA that investigates paranormal activity. It was founded in 1990 by Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson....
 paranormal investigation team on February 6, 2008.

January 2009 started a new era for the Mount Washington Resort when they finished their 50,000 square foot edition that includes a 25,000 square foot spa and a 25,000 square foot conference center.

External links

  • Commercial page with lots of photographs of hotel.