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first one wing and then another. A large dining room was added, outbuildings were added, and starting in 1868, a number of "cottages" were constructed. There would eventually be twenty of these cottages, which were connected to one another and the main hotel by covered walkways. Cottages were initially rented but were later owned by well-to-do guests who would spend the entire summer at the hotel but wanted more privacy than the hotel itself offered. A stable accommodated 350 horses, and carriage sheds housed the wide variety of wagons and coaches needed.
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was constructed. The hotel was practically a self-sufficient community. They operated a large farm with a herd of dairy cows and a large greenhouse. There was a power plant, a boathouse with a steam launch on Echo Lake, dormitories for the help (utilizing the former
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Franconia Notch, including the Old Man of the Mountain, Profile Dairy Farm, Profile
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images of the area's scenery. The hotel was greatly expanded over time and included tennis courts, stables, a bowling alley, and cabins. The hotel was located just south of where the Cannon
Mountain Aerial Tramway parking lot is now. Boating was enjoyed on nearby
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