Far Horizons (Dublin, New Hampshire)

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Far Horizons
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The house as seen from Mount Monadnock
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LocationLearned Rd., Dublin, New Hampshire
Coordinates 42°52′48″N72°4′23″W / 42.88000°N 72.07306°W / 42.88000; -72.07306 Coordinates: 42°52′48″N72°4′23″W / 42.88000°N 72.07306°W / 42.88000; -72.07306
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built189899
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPS Dublin MRA
NRHP reference No. 83004023 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 1983

Far Horizons is a historic house located on Learned Road in Dublin, New Hampshire. Completed in 1899, it is a distinctive local example of Queen Anne architecture, and was home for a time to physicist Robert Kraichnan. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 15, 1983. [1]

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Description and history

Far Horizons is located in central southern Dublin, high on the eastern flank of Mount Monadnock, at the end of a long drive up the mountainside from Learned Road. At an elevation of about 1,800 feet (550 m), it is one of the highest in the town. It is a 2+12-story wood-frame house, with a hipped roof and exterior finished in board siding. The Queen Anne house features an octagonal turret on one of its front corners, and verandahs on two sides. A gabled dormer projects from one face above the verandah. A single-story gabled ell extends to the north, and a two-car garage and former carriage house stand nearby. [2]

Henry Dwight Learned built the house as a seasonal residence on his family's farm in 189899. Learned was prominent in local affairs, and served as a state senator. Physicist Robert Kraichnan was one of its 20th-century owners; Kraichnan put an addition on the house in 1968, and adapted it for year-round occupation. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "NRHP nomination for Far Horizons". Dublin, New Hampshire: Historic Resources Inventory. August 15, 1979. Retrieved July 8, 2013.