The Hanover Inn at Dartmouth College
Overview
General Ebenezer Brewster, whose home occupied the present site of the Inn, founded the Dartmouth Hotel in 1780 but later burned to the ground and was replaced two years later on the same site by the Wheelock Hotel. From 1901 – 1903, Dartmouth College carried out extensive renovations to the facility, which was then renamed the Hanover Inn. An east wing was added in 1924, followed in 1939 by an exterior expansion . In 1968 a west wing was added. Today the Hanover Inn is a charming, 108 room neo-Georgian structure that is owned by Dartmouth College. The Inn is located on the Dartmouth College campus, overlooking the college Green.
Before Dartmouth College became co-ed, the fourth floor of the Hanover Inn was a single women’s dormitory. The Inn provided chaperones for the single female guests. The Hanover Inn is the oldest continuous business in the state of New Hampshire.
Contact Information:
Street Address:
2 South Main Street
Hanover, NH 03755
Historic Hotels of America toll-free reservations number (800) 678-8946
American Revolution, 1763 ~ 1783
General Ebenezer Brewster, whose home occupied the present site of the Inn, founded the Dartmouth Hotel in 1780 but later burned to the ground and was replaced two years later on the same site by the Wheelock Hotel.
