WENTWORTH-COOLIDGE MANOR FROM HAMPTON NH
It's Saturday August 27th WOW, this summer just flew right by! But as far as I'm concerned the best weather is just about here. September and October are my favorites!
If your looking for something to do how about visit to the Wentworth-coolidge Mansion in Portsmout!
The Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion is the former home of New Hampshire's first royal governor, Benning Wentworth, who served in office from 1741 to 1767. The rambling, 40-room mansion which overlooks Little Harbor, is one of the most outstanding homes remaining of the colonial era. Its stateliness and impressive interior and furnishings reflect aristocratic life in Portsmouth in the 1700s.The Mansion reflects five distinct periods of architecture. The extraordinary skill of New Hampshire's eighteenth century craftsmen is exhibited in the intricate hand-carved mantelpiece. The council chamber and the spy closet reveal details about daily life and government during the colonial period. Purple lilacs, descendants of the first European stock imported by Wentworth, decorate the grounds.Tours of the Mansion are conducted on the hour. Admission is $7 for adults; $3 for children ages 6-17; children ages 5 and under and NH residents age 65 and over are admitted free. Special times and admission charges may be arranged for groups of ten or more. Guests can visit the Coolidge Visitor Center, located on the grounds. The grounds and the Visitor Center are available to rent for events and meetings. Picnicking on the grounds is welcomed; however, pets are prohibited.The Coolidge Gallery (without tours) and the Mansion (tours only) are open mid-May through Labor Day, Wednesdays through Saturdays from 10:00am till 3:00pm (last tour at 2:00pm), and Sundays from 1:00pm till 5:00pm (last tour at 3:45pm). After Labor Day, the Mansion is open for tours on weekends and at other times by appointment.
Here is the weather:
Today, mostly sunny. Patchy fog this morning. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds around 5 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon.
Tonight, mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight, mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
posted by Corazoncitos @ 8/27/2005 03:56:00 AM
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