Summit House Register, 1852-1853

Title:

Summit House Register, 1852-1853

Creator:

Summit House (Mount Washington, N.H.)
Rosebrook, Lucius M. , 1814-1870

Accession / Call Number:

1980.025

Object ID:

1980.025

Date:

1852-1853

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 volume

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Register for the Summit House on Mount Washington dated from 1852 to 1853. The Summit House was built by Lucius M. Rosebrook, Nathan R. Perkins, and Joseph S. Hall. The first entry is for July 28, 1852. Each guest signed his or her name and listed his or her hometown. Some guests also made further notes, most of which describe travel up to the summit and others wrote short poems. One guest wrote an account of seeing the northern lights, or aurora borealis, on September 9, 1852. The last entry was made on August 11, 1853. Pencil drawings were made throughout the volume, with a few in the back depicting people and animals climbing up the mountain. Notable painter Albert Bierstadt signed the register. An index of names in this volume is available.

Subjects:

Auroras , Guest books , Hotels

Locations:

Mount Washington, NH

People:

Bierstadt, Albert, 1830-1902 , Hall, Joseph S. , Perkins, Nathan R. , 1828 , Rosebrook, Lucius M. , 1814-1870

Organizations:

Summit House (Mount Washington, NH)

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish material from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

Gift of Martha A. Hill and Bartlett C. Hill.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item

Finding Aid Link:

RS63956_1980.025_Index.pdf