Harlakenden, located inCornish, New Hampshire, was the residence of American novelistWinston Churchill, and was also theSummer White House ofWoodrow Wilson from 1913 until 1917.[1][2] President Wilson spent his summers at Harlakenden Hallgolfing, entertaining guests and taking automobile tours.[3]
Harlakenden Hall was a thirty-room colonial-style brick home built in 1899.[4] It occupied a spot on a bluff on with hundreds ofacres of land.[5][6] Harlakenden Hall was named afterMabel Harlakenden Hall Churchill.[4][7]
It was destroyed by fire on October 6, 1923.[8] During the 1923 fire, nearly 200 residents formed abucket brigade to move water from theConnecticut River.[2] Furniture in the house was saved by volunteer workers.[2] At the time of the fire, the house was valued at $150,000.[2]
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