Exeter Inn

{{Infobox hotel

| name = The Exeter Inn

| address = 90 Front Street, Exeter, New Hampshire, United States

| opened_date = 1932

| alternate_names = The Inn at Exeter

| floor_count = 3

| architectural_style = Georgian

| rooms = 43 guest rooms
3 suites

| landlord = Hay Creek Hotels

| owner = Phillips Exeter Academy

| website = {{URL|www.theexeterinn.com}}

| image = The Exeter Inn.jpg

}}

The Exeter Inn is an inn located on the campus of Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. It is owned by the academy and operated by leaseholder Hay Creek Hotels. The inn is an occasional stopover for candidates in the New Hampshire presidential primaries.

History

A previous Exeter Inn had been located on Water Street.{{cite news |date=22 December 1894 |title=Slavery in New Hampshire |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-wI0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=VCMIAAAAIBAJ&pg=1973,4617184&dq=exeter-inn+slave&hl=en |accessdate=8 April 2011 |newspaper=Boston Evening Transcript}} One of the town's oldest buildings, it was demolished in 1959.{{cite book |author=Carol Walker Aten |title=Postcards from Exeter |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |year=2003 |isbn=978-0-7385-3481-7 |location=Portsmouth |page=119}}

The current Georgian style complex was built in 1932, funded by a donation from the widow and daughter of mining engineer and PEA alumnus William Boyce Thompson.{{cite web |title=Academy Chronology |url=https://www.exeter.edu/about-us/academy-chronology |website=Phillips Exeter Academy}} It mirrors the school's architectural motif.{{cite news |title=Stepping into a new Epoch |newspaper=New Hampshire Union Leader |date=9 July 2008}} It sits on land purchased for the academy in 1890 from PEA alumnus William P. Chadwick by Edward F. Gale and that year's graduating class.{{Cite web |title=Our History |url=http://www.theexeterinn.com/d/theexeterinn-responsive/media/PDF/ExeterHistory1.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823023827/http://www.theexeterinn.com/d/theexeterinn-responsive/media/PDF/ExeterHistory1.pdf |archive-date=2017-08-23 |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=The Exeter Inn}}

Over the years, the inn has hosted events for several New Hampshire presidential primary candidates.{{cite news |date=18 February 1968 |title=Eisenhower Campaigns for Nixon |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OH0zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZekDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5747,947335&dq=exeter+inn&hl=en |accessdate=8 April 2011 |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review}}{{cite news |last=Seligson |first=Tom |date=15 July 1973 |title=Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/07/15/archives/fear-and-loathing-on-the-campaign-trail-72-by-dr-hunter-s-thompson.html |accessdate=8 April 2011 |newspaper=The New York Times}}{{Cite web |last=O'Shei |first=Tim |date=2015-05-28 |title=George Pataki is ready to make his case for the presidency. Will New Hampshire listen? |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/local/george-pataki-is-ready-to-make-his-case-for-the-presidency-will-new-hampshire-listen/article_b97531c1-00ff-5630-b63d-3fe009460d25.html |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Buffalo News |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2015-08-13 |title=Seen on Scene: Lincoln Chafee brings his presidential campaign to Seacoast |url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/picture-gallery/news/local/exeter-news-letter/2015/08/13/seen-on-scene-lincoln-chafee/706342007/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Portsmouth Herald |language=en-US}} In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the inn temporarily closed to visitors and was converted into additional housing for academy students.{{Cite web |last=Schreiber |first=Jason |date=2020-08-05 |title=Exeter Inn to become temporary dorm for Phillips Exeter Academy students |url=https://www.unionleader.com/news/education/exeter-inn-to-become-temporary-dorm-for-phillips-exeter-academy-students/article_98f5fcf0-1165-54fd-81b8-4f924a50b5dc.html |access-date=2021-11-15 |website=New Hampshire Union-Leader |language=en}}

In 1997, the academy transferred a 75-year lease to hotel operator Someplace(s) Different. Hay Creek Hotels acquired the lease in June 2007 and conducted a $5 million renovation, which upgraded the rooms, lobby, restaurant, and amenities.{{Cite web |last=Bricker |first=Lara |date=2008-06-24 |title=Epoch Restaurant and Bar set to open at Exeter Inn |url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/exeter-news-letter/2008/06/24/epoch-restaurant-bar-set-to/52367671007/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Portsmouth Herald |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Feals |first=Jennifer |date=2007-07-17 |title=Exeter Inn changes hands |url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/exeter-news-letter/2007/07/17/exeter-inn-changes-hands/52844914007/ |access-date=2025-01-24 |website=Portsmouth Herald |language=en-US}}

References

External links

[http://www.theexeterinn.com/ The Exeter Inn official website]

Category:Hotels in New Hampshire

Category:Hotels established in 1932

Category:Hotel buildings completed in 1932

Category:Buildings and structures in Exeter, New Hampshire

Category:1932 establishments in New Hampshire