The Donald D. Tuttle House is a historic house at 12 Gabby Lane in
Concord, New Hampshire
Concord () is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the county seat, seat of Merrimack County, New Hampshire, Merrimack County. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 43,976, making it the List of municipalities ...
. Built in 1933, it is a well-preserved example of a modest
Cape-style house with
Colonial Revival
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The beginnings of the Colonial Revival style are often attributed to the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, which reawakened Americans to the arch ...
features. It is historically significant for its association with Donald D. Tuttle, who pioneered the promotion of
alpine skiing
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in the state. The house was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1995.
The house was moved from its original location on Pleasant Street in 2009, in order make way for a road project.
Description and history
The Donald D. Tuttle House stands in a small residential subdivision in southern Concord, on the south side of Gabby Lane east of South Street. It is a 1½-story wood-frame structure, with a side gable roof and clapboarded exterior. The main facade is five bays wide, with a center entrance flanked by sidelight windows and pilasters, and topped by a corniced entablature. A small gabled section protrudes on the left side, and the rear roof face is largely extended by a wide shed-roof dormer. A garage stands to the left of the house.
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This modest house was built in 1933 by Louis and Frank Blake. The house is most significant as the home of Donald D. Tuttle from 1935 to 1945. Tuttle was hired by the state in 1925 as its publicity director, heading a department that over time became the State Planning and Development Commission. He was a leader in promoting tourism in the state, in particular ]downhill skiing
Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing ( cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether ...
. Due in part to his efforts, the state constructed the Cannon Mountain Tramway (1934–38).[http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/keepers-of-the-tuttle-house?CSAuthResp=1311748254%3A0c77vkoraa8m0g0oqi33vq5kd4%3ACSUserId, CSGroupId%3Aapproved%3A2786F1B794D98D03FCF51EEDD48BBA4E&CSUserId=94&CSGroupId=1]
See also
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References
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire
Colonial Revival architecture in New Hampshire
Houses completed in 1933
Houses in Concord, New Hampshire
National Register of Historic Places in Concord, New Hampshire