John Wingate Weeks Historic Site

What you need to know: 
The site is located on Route 3. Hours vary. New Hampshire residents are admitted for free. Other admission prices range from $7 to $3. Pets are not allowed. For more information, including hours, call 788-4004.
What you'll find: 
The Mount Prospect estate was built at the direction of John Wingate Weeks, leading conservationist, U.S. congressman, U.S. senator, and Secretary of War under presidents Harding and Coolidge. Set at the top of Mount Prospect, the house and grounds provide a 360-degree panorama, including the Presidential Range of the White Mountains, the Green Mountains of Vermont, the Kilkenny Range, the Percy Peaks and the upper Connecticut River Valley.

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