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Old 01-20-2011, 02:19 PM   #2
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The estate was destroyed by fire in 1820, before the general use of photography. I recall seeing a bit about the archaeology of the site on NH Crossroads or some other similar program. I recall in that program a rendering of the floor plan of the estate.

What you are likely to find is an artist's rendering of the estate based on archaeological evidence. I suppose there is the possibility of contemporary paintings of the estate while it existed. Perhaps you might find some leads in reveiwing the following sources:

---, 1988 America's Oldest Summer Place. Archaeology, Vol. 41(6):60-61.
---, 1988 John Wentworth's Frontier Plantation in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Historical New Hampshire, Vol. 43(3):181-201.
---, 1989 America's First Summer Resort: John Wentworth's 18th Century Plantation in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Archeologist, Vol. 30(1).
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