Hay Estate
- Also Known As: The Fells
- Address: NH 103A
- Vicinity: 2.2 mi N of jct of NH 103 and NH 103A
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1890/08/11 | George F Hammond | Architect | Work begins on all Mason Work, Carpenter Work, Hardware, Glass and Glazing, Lathing and Plastering, Plumbing, Sewer, Gas, Painting and Hardwood Finishing, and Tin and Galvanized Iron Work, but not Heating, as provided for by the said Plans.... | |||
| 1891/00/00 | Clara Stone Hay | Home | A summer house, The Fells, is completed for John and Clara Hay. The oldest part of the house is the southernmost section, including part of the main dwelling and the servants' ell which originally stood as separate units connected by a narrow passage. | |||
| 1891/00/00 | John M Hay | Home | A summer house, The Fells, is completed for John and Clara Hay. The oldest part of the house is the southernmost section, including part of the main dwelling and the servants' ell which originally stood as separate units connected by a narrow passage. | |||
| 1902/08/00 | Theodore Roosevelt | Visitor | Presidential Roosevelt spends the night with the Hay family at The Fells during a tour of New England. | |||
| 1905/07/01 | John M Hay | Died | John Hay dies at Lake Sunapee, Newbury, New Hampshire. | |||
| 1906/00/00 | Alice Appleton Hay | Home, Work | From 1906 through the 1930s, Clarence Hay and his wife, Alice Appleton Hay, transform The Fells into an exceptional American estate and working farm. | |||
| 1915/00/00 | Prentice Sanger | Architect | John Hay's son, Clarence, and his wife, Alice Appleton Hay, hire Prentice Sanger to enlarge the summer house, virtually transforming the interiors and design the lake shore cottage. Sanger will make subsequent minor renovations through the 1940s. |
| Particulars for Hay Estate: | |
|---|---|
| Architectural Style | American Colonial Revival |
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Historic Use | Camp |
| Area of Significance | Entertainment - Recreation |
| Owner | Federal |
| Landscape Architecture | Garden |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Museum Type | Historical Museum |
| Area of Significance | Landscape Architecture |
| Museum Type | Museum |
| Criteria | Person |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
| Historic Use | Secondary structure |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Historic Use | Water Works |
| Activity | |
|---|---|
| Activity Category | Tour |
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