Endicott Hotel (Concord, New Hampshire)

United States historic place

Endicott Hotel

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

Show map of New Hampshire

Show map of the United States

Location| 1-3 S. Main St., Concord, New Hampshire
Coordinates| 43°12′14″N 71°32′9″W﻿ / ﻿43.20389°N 71.53583°W﻿ / 43.20389; -71.53583
Area| less than one acre
Built| 1892 (1892)
Architect| Damon Brothers
Part of| Downtown Concord Historic District (ID00000652)
NRHP reference No.| 87000818[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP| May 29, 1987
Designated CP| June 9, 2000

The Endicott Hotel (formerly Blanchard's Block) is a historic hotel building at 1-3 South Main Street in Concord, New Hampshire. Completed in 1894, it is the only known surviving work in the state of the regionally prominent Damon Brothers architects, and it was the first major commercial building on South Main Street. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

## Description and history

[edit]

The Endicott Hotel is prominently located in downtown Concord, at the southeast corner of South Main Street and Pleasant Street Extension. It is a four-story brick building, with a basement that is partially exposed due to the lot's sloping terrain. Its most prominent feature is the oriel tower at the northwest corner, a signature element of Damon Brothers design. The ground-floor storefronts facing South Main Street are finished in black tile, an Art Deco alteration of the 1940s, which are the only major exterior alteration. The main building entrance is recessed in the center of the South Main Street facade, with an arched window above it on the second floor, and a heavily bracketed balcony on the third floor. The rightmost window bay has a projecting oriel bay on the second and third floors.[2]

The building was completed in 1894 to a design by the regionally notable Damon Brothers architects. It was the city's first large commercial building south of Pleasant Street, and the first devoted exclusively to commercial activities. (The earlier buildings included civic and social meeting spaces on upper levels.) Its exterior has undergone only modest alterations.[2] The building's first owner was George Blanchard, under whose ownership it was used for commercial and office space. In 1908 it was purchased by John Butler Smith, who converted it to a hotel serving travelers arriving at the nearby railroad station, and gave the building its present name. In 1985 the upper floors were converted to apartments.[2]

## See also

[edit]

* National Register of Historic Places listings in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ a b c "NRHP nomination for Endicott Hotel". National Park Service. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Endicott Hotel (Concord, New Hampshire).

* v
* t
* e

National Register of Historic Places in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Landmarks|

* Canterbury Shaker Village
* Daniel Webster Family Home

Districts|

* Bear Brook State Park Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Historic District
* Blossom Hill and Calvary Cemeteries
* Concord Civic District
* Concord Historic District
* Downtown Concord Historic District
* East Andover Village Center Historic District
* Franklin Falls Historic District
* Hay Estate
* Hersey Farms Historic District
* Murray Hill Summer Home District
* Page Belting Company Mills
* Pittsfield Center Historic District
* Suncook Village Commercial–Civic Historic District
* Waterloo Historic District

Buildings|

* 2½ Beacon Street
* Boscawen Academy and Much-I-Do Hose House
* Boscawen Public Library
* Bradford Town Hall
* Concord Gas Light Company Gasholder House
* Contoocook Railroad Depot
* Eagle Hotel
* Endicott Hotel
* Hall Memorial Library
* Henniker Town Hall
* Jacob Noyes Block
* Merrimack County Bank
* Merrimack County Courthouse
* Millville School
* New Hampshire Savings Bank Building
* Old Post Office
* Pembroke Mill
* Pillsbury Memorial Hall
* Pleasant View Home
* Potter Place Railroad Station
* Robie's Country Store
* Rolfe Barn
* Salisbury Academy Building
* Stanley Tavern
* Tucker Mountain Schoolhouse
* William H. Long Memorial

Houses|

* Bennett Farm
* Chamberlin House
* Charles S. Hall House
* Dimond Hill Farm
* Donald D. Tuttle House
* Dr. Solomon M. Whipple House
* Farrington House
* Franklin Pierce House
* Gershom Durgin House
* Gov. Frank West Rollins House
* H. Styles Bridges House
* Henry J. Crippen House
* Howe-Quimby House
* Leavitt Farm
* Lewis Downing, Jr. House
* Matthew Harvey House
* Morrill-Lassonde House
* Reuben Foster House and Perley Cleaves House
* Upham-Walker House
* White Farm

Places of
worship|

* Allenstown Meeting House
* Baptist New Meeting House
* Bradford Center Meetinghouse
* Center Meetinghouse
* First Congregational Church of Boscawen
* Hill Center Church
* Loudon Town Hall
* Lower Warner Meetinghouse
* Northfield Union Church
* Old Webster Meeting House
* South Danbury Christian Church
* South Sutton Meeting House
* Webster Congregational Church

Sites|

* Beaver Meadow Brook Archeological Site
* Old North Cemetery
* White Park

Structures|

* Bement Covered Bridge
* Bog Bridge
* Dalton Covered Bridge
* Hopkinton Railroad Covered Bridge
* Keniston Bridge
* Memorial Arch of Tilton
* Pineground Bridge
* Rowell's Covered Bridge
* Sulphite Railroad Bridge
* Waterloo Covered Bridge

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Merrimack County, New Hampshire and List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire
*[No.]: number
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template