Swallow Boathouse

Swallow Boathouse
Nearest city Moultonborough, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°41′44″N 71°24′23″W / 43.69556°N 71.40639°W / 43.69556; -71.40639Coordinates: 43°41′44″N 71°24′23″W / 43.69556°N 71.40639°W / 43.69556; -71.40639
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1908 (1908)
Architectural style Tudor Revival, Shingle Style
NRHP Reference # 80000272[1]
Added to NRHP August 26, 1980

The Swallow Boathouse is a historic boathouse on Lake Winnipesaukee in central New Hampshire, USA. It is located in a cove on the west side of Moultonborough Neck, in Moultonborough. It is a wooden structure 80 feet (24 m) long and 37 feet (11 m) wide, and is mounted on eight stone piers set in about 10 feet (3.0 m) of water. The boathouse is set back from the shore, and is accessed by a wooden walkway 138 feet (42 m) long. The boathouse is a fanciful Shingle style structure designed by Harry J. Carlson and built in 1908-10. The walkway was originally sheltered by a roof; that covering, and a matching land pavilion have been removed due to storm damage. The boathouse was built to house the Swallow, a seagoing yacht that was transported to the lake by rail by Herbert Dumaresque, owner of the Kona Farm estate on which the boathouse was located.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Swallow Boathouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-05-28.


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