National Register of Historic Places

Union Hotel

Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Listed
December 1, 1989
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
89002055

About this property

The Union Hotel is a historic hotel building at 254 Main Street in the Union village of Wakefield, New Hampshire. Built in 1855 and repeatedly enlarged, it is one of only two surviving 19th-century railroad hotels in the town. It was operated until 1960, and for many years housed the local VFW post. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It is now home to the Greater Wakefield Resource Center. The Union Hotel is located in southernmost Wakefield, in the village of Union at the northwest corner of Main and Church streets. It is a complex of connected wood-frame structures, most 2+1⁄2 stories in height and covered in wooden clapboards. It consists of a main block and several wings, which primarily housed hotel rooms. Rooms are arranged around a central courtyard and connected by covered passages. An open single-story porch extends across the front and around to both sides, with a hip roof supported by round metal posts. The interior of the public spaces have a mix of old and modern finishes, from original marble parquet flooring to linoleum. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame building was built in 1855 by Robert Pike, who operated the hotel until his death in 1916. It was then operated by other owners until financial reverses led to a bank foreclosure in 1961. The local VFW post purchased the building in 1966. Most recently, the building has been acquired and restored by the Greater Wakefield Resource Center, a non-profit umbrella organization. The building is one of only three hotel buildings that were purpose-built after the arrival of the railroad in the area, at a time when the Union village in southern Wakefield was its northern terminus. For seventeen years, Union had the only railroad station in all of Carroll County, making it a key transportation junction for the region. National Register of Historic Places listings in Carroll County, New Hampshire

Location

Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire
43.49236, -71.02430

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Nearby Historic Sites

Union Railroad Station and Freight Shed
Civil War
0.1 mi
Plumer-Jones Farm
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2.6 mi
Plummer Homestead
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2.7 mi
Milton Town House
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4.1 mi
Wakefield Town Hall and Opera House
Industrial
4.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Casco Bay 1690
1690Colonial
10.3 mi

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When was Union Hotel listed on the National Register?

Union Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1989.

What type of historic resource is Union Hotel?

Union Hotel is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Union Hotel?

The period of significance for Union Hotel is recorded as the civil_war era.

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