Weeks Estate

Weeks State Park
View from stone tower on Weeks Estate
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LocationUS 3, Lancaster, New Hampshire, United States
Coordinates44°27′01″N 71°34′14″W / 44.45028°N 71.57056°W / 44.45028; -71.57056[1]
Area446 acres (180 ha)[2]
Elevation2,014 feet (614 m)[1]
Established1941
Administered byNew Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation
DesignationNew Hampshire state park
WebsiteWeeks State Park
Weeks Estate
The Weeks Lodge
Area2.9 acres (1.2 ha)
Built1912 (1912)
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman
NRHP reference No.85001190
Added to NRHPJune 6, 1985[3]

The Weeks Estate is a historic country estate on U.S. Route 3 in Lancaster, New Hampshire. Built in 1912 for John Wingate Weeks, atop Prospect Mountain overlooking the Connecticut River, it is one of the state's best preserved early 20th-century country estates. It was given to the state by Weeks' children, and is now Weeks State Park. It features hiking trails, expansive views of the countryside from the stone observation tower, and a small museum in the main estate house. A small portion of property at the mountain summit was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985,[3] while the park as a whole was listed in 2023.[4]

  1. ^ a b "John Wingate Weeks Historic Site". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "State Lands" (PDF). New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development. July 2007. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference npgallery was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 7/21/2023 THROUGH 7/28/2023". National Park Service. Retrieved August 3, 2023.