Appledore House, Isles of Shoals
Mid to late 19th century / Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Collection: Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Located on Appledore Island at the Isles of Shoals, the Appledore House was built in 1847 by Thomas Laighton and Levi Thaxter. It opened June 15, 1848. The Appledore became a busy resort, and in 1905 delegates in Portsmouth for the Russo-Japanese Peace Treaty discussions visited for a reception. The hotel was lost to a fire in 1914.
According to Celia Thaxter, in Celia Thaxter, Among the Isles of Shoals [Boston: J.R. Osgood and Company, 1873], as late as 1873, "Philip Babb, or some evil-minded descendant of his, haunted Appledore."
Inscription reads, "Appledore House, Shoals. 1849."
~ Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900), “Appledore House, Isles of Shoals,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 24, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/705.
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Title
Appledore House, Isles of Shoals
Subject
Isles of Shoals (N.H.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
Located on Appledore Island at the Isles of Shoals, the Appledore House was built in 1847 by Thomas Laighton and Levi Thaxter. It opened June 15, 1848. The Appledore became a busy resort, and in 1905 delegates in Portsmouth for the Russo-Japanese Peace Treaty discussions visited for a reception. The hotel was lost to a fire in 1914.
According to Celia Thaxter, in Celia Thaxter, Among the Isles of Shoals [Boston: J.R. Osgood and Company, 1873], as late as 1873, "Philip Babb, or some evil-minded descendant of his, haunted Appledore."
Inscription reads, "Appledore House, Shoals. 1849."
According to Celia Thaxter, in Celia Thaxter, Among the Isles of Shoals [Boston: J.R. Osgood and Company, 1873], as late as 1873, "Philip Babb, or some evil-minded descendant of his, haunted Appledore."
Inscription reads, "Appledore House, Shoals. 1849."
Creator
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
Mid to late 19th century
Rights
Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-AA1989.60.171
Watercolor Item Type Metadata
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901