Exeter Inn

The Exeter Inn

Coordinates: 42°58′40″N 70°57′15″W / 42.97778°N 70.95417°W / 42.97778; -70.95417The Exeter Inn (also known as The Inn at Exeter) is an inn in Exeter, New Hampshire. Located on Front Street on the campus of Phillips Exeter Academy,[1] the Georgian style complex was built in 1932 and mirrors the school's architectural motif.[2] Guests, which include many parents of Academy students, enjoy its walking distance proximity to historic downtown Exeter.[3]

A previous Exeter Inn had been located on Water Street; one of the town's oldest buildings, it was demolished in 1959.[4][5]

For the first 75 years of its existence, the inn belonged to Phillips Exeter Academy, and was donated to the academy by William Boyce Thompson. In 2007 new owners undertook a sweeping renovation that significantly changed the 46-room inn's entrances, lobby, and decor.[6][7] The hotel, which frequently hosts events for New Hampshire primary candidates,[6][8][9] is home to the Epoch Restaurant and Bar.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Our History" (PDF). www.theexeterinn.com.
  2. ↑ "Stepping into a new Epoch". New Hampshire Union Leader. 9 July 2008.
  3. ↑ Paul Karr (26 July 2010). Frommer's Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Hoboken: Frommer's. p. 205. ISBN 978-0-470-60224-9.
  4. ↑ Carol Walker Aten (2003). Postcards from Exeter. Portsmouth: Arcadia Publishing. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-7385-3481-7.
  5. ↑ "Slavery in New Hampshire". Boston Evening Transcript. 22 December 1894. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  6. 1 2 3 Bricker, Lara (24 June 2008). "Epoch Restaurant and Bar set to open at Exeter Inn". Seacoastonline.com. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  7. ↑ Feals, Jennifer (17 July 2007). "Exeter Inn changes hands". Seacoastonline.com. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  8. ↑ "Eisenhower Campaigns for Nixon". The Spokesman-Review. 18 February 1968. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  9. ↑ Seligson, Tom (15 July 1973). "Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
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