Holderness Inn

[1] It is now owned by the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, and is open seasonally as an art gallery and craft showroom.

A three-story wing extends northeast from the main block, and is similarly roofed.

It retains many original finishes, including plaster and woodwork, despite some modifications for its use by the science center.

[3] The inn was built in 1895-6 by John Davison, whose previous hotel, a converted parsonage, was destroyed by fire.

His business's importance to the local economy was underscored by the town's decision to exempt the property from taxation for ten years if he rebuilt, and it set a reward for the capture of the arsonist who is thought to have set the fire.