Tip-Top House, Historic mountain hotel on Mount Washington, New Hampshire, US.
The Tip-Top House is a granite structure measuring 60 feet by 24 feet, situated at 6,288 feet elevation on Mount Washington's summit.
Built in 1853 by Samuel F. Spaulding for $7,000, the hotel initially featured a flat roof with a telescope for observatory purposes.
Between 1877 and 1884, the building housed the printing office of Among the Clouds newspaper, documenting life on Mount Washington.
Visitors can access the Tip-Top House from May through October, where exhibits detail the mountain's history through artifacts and photographs.
The structure stands as the oldest mountain summit building in North America, surviving the destructive Great Fire of 1908 that eliminated nearby structures.
Location: Coös County
Inception: 1853
GPS coordinates: 44.27060,-71.30390
Latest update: May 10, 2025 20:10
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