Name/Title
Willoughby Lake HouseEntry/Object ID
2006.69.9Description
White, three-story hotel with outbuildings featured in lower right of print. Stage coach can be seen arriving. Two steep mountain peaks frame a lake in the middle and background. The lower left features visitors watching two chained bears fight.
The print is titled: Willoughby Lake House, Westmore, VT
The lithograph is noted as from a "Sketch by Hunter" and produced by "J.H. Bufford's Lith.-Boston."
Instructions for traveling to the resort by rail, stage, or road are printed at the bottom of the piece along with the resort ownership: Bemis, Hall & CompanyArtwork Details
Medium
Paper, InkSubject
Willoughby Lake HouseSubject Place
Town
WestmoreCounty
Orleans CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaContext
Alonzo Bemis of Lyndon, along with investors, constructed the Willoughby Lake House in 1852. By 1854, when this print was produced, the resort was very popular and growing fast. Summer guests took the Passumpsic Railroad and then the Willoughby Lake and White Mountains Stage Coach operated by resort owners Bemis, Hall & Co. Guests enjoyed boating excursions, guided angling, hikes up mounts Pisgah and Hor, or relaxation on the large lawns. The Lake House was a popular resort and large part of the Westmore economy right up until it was destroyed by fire in 1907. It was never rebuilt and much of the area is now a private campground.Acquisition
Accession
2006.69Source or Donor
Leach, Kenneth G.Acquisition Method
PurchaseMade/Created
Manufacturer
Bufford's LithographyDate made
circa 1854Place
City
BostonState/Province
MassachusettsCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PrintNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
19-1/2 inWidth
25-1/2 inDepth
1 inRelationships
Related Places
Place
Lake
Lake WilloughbyTown
WestmoreCounty
Orleans CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaRelated Publications
Publication
Northern Tourist