JPG Magazine: Photos: "Wentworths Haunting" by Steve Hogle

Wentworths Haunting

By Steve Hogle

On 6 February 2008

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This is my entry for House hunting. The Architecture on this is very strange and quite a marvel to look at.It is also my tribute to one of the last true outstanding colonial homes standing in America and in much need of repair and funding for preservation.

Wentworth Manison Built in 1756 on the coast of NH
The Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion is the former home of New Hampshire's first royal governor, Benning Wentworth, who served in office from 1741 to 1767. The rambling 40-room mansion which overlooks Little Harbor inlet and, is one of the most and 1 of the last outstanding homes remaining of the colonial era. Its stateliness and impressive interior and furnishings reflect aristocratic life in Portsmouth NH in the 1700s.
The Mansion reflects five distinct periods of architecture. And difficult to to dinstinguish to the untrained eye the original to the additions.

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10 Responses

On 6 February 2008 David Eastham gave props:
Great photo.
On 6 February 2008 Laura Boston-Thek gave props:
This is seriously cool Steve! Love it.
On 7 February 2008 Victoria Ekeh gave props:
beautiful picture
On 7 February 2008 Nelson Campbell gave props:
This is great! Do you know whether or what part the original was? Love the black and white here.
On 7 February 2008 Torild Hoyland said:
Such a great house and surroundings, and the way you present it here!
(I once lived for three months in Burlington, Vermont and had a few trips to Boston, but I cannot remember seeing houses like these)
The white cloud behind the house balances the composition perfectly! Good work!
Torild
On 7 February 2008 Alvarez Sal gave props:
Moody,Love it!
On 7 February 2008 Casi Fleischman gave props:
nice nice NICE.
On 7 February 2008 Steve Hogle said:
Very much appreciated for all the comments. Added a bit of the history on this wonderful piece of architecture of the colonial era masterpiece.
On 10 February 2008 Pixie Dust said:
As soon as the voting starts you have mine! The contrast is beautiful...
:-)
On 13 February 2008 Steve Hogle said:
Thanks Pix