Far Horizons (Dublin, New Hampshire)

Far Horizons is a historic house located on Learned Road in Dublin, New Hampshire. Completed in 1899, it is a distinctive local example of Queen Anne architecture, and was home for a time to physicist Robert Kraichnan. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 15, 1983.[1]

Far Horizons
The house as seen from Mount Monadnock
LocationLearned Rd., Dublin, New Hampshire
Coordinates42°52′48″N 72°4′23″W
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1898–99
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPSDublin MRA
NRHP reference No.83004023[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 1983

Description and history

Far Horizons is located in central southern Dublin, high on the eastern flank of Mount Monadnock, at the end of a long drive up the mountainside from Learned Road. At an elevation of about 1,800 feet (550 m), it is one of the highest in the town. It is a 2-1/2 story wood frame house, with a hipped roof and exterior finished in board siding. The Queen Anne house features an octagonal turret on one of its front corners, and verandahs on two sides. A gabled dormer projects from one face above the verandah. A single-story gabled ell extends to the north, and a two-car garage and former carriage house stand nearby.[2]

Henry Dwight Learned built the house as a seasonal residence on his family's farm in 1898–99. Learned was prominent in local affairs, and served as a state senator. Physicist Robert Kraichnan was one of its 20th-century owners; Kraichnan put an addition on the house in 1968, and adapted it for year-round occupation.[2]


See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Far Horizons". Dublin, New Hampshire: Historic Resources Inventory. August 15, 1979. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
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