{"id":22348,"date":"2024-04-03T07:38:07","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T11:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opalcollection.com\/wentworth\/?page_id=22348"},"modified":"2025-07-16T15:09:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T19:09:59","slug":"150th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.opalcollection.com\/wentworth\/150th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Wentworth by the Sea History"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero hero--video\" id=\"hero-block_e8e64b01c7434b48ed4b7be5de5817bf\">\n    <div class=\"hero__container\">\n    <div class=\"hero__video-outer hero__overlay\">\n        <video aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"hero__video\" buffered playsinline preload=\"none\" poster=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/03\/21162208\/Wentworth_PC_Hotel-Wentworth_02.jpg\" id=\"heroVideo\" tabindex=\"-1\" muted loop>\n            <source src=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/03\/21161750\/Wentworth-150th-Anniversary-Teaser_10mb-1.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n            Your browser does not support the video tag.\n        <\/video>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"hero__caption hero__caption--center c-appeared\">\n                        <h1 class=\"hero__text-level-2\">150 Years of History<\/h1>\n            \n            <h2 class=\"hero__text-level-1\">Wentworth by the Sea<\/h2>\n    \n            <span class=\"hero__text-level-3\">Est. 1874  |  New Castle, New Hampshire<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"cta-block \" id=\"cta-block_67bf2d99c32567b6585599c328be86e7\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row justify-content-center cta-block__bg- c-appeared\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 text-center\">\n                \n                                    <div class=\"cta-block__description\"><b>Opened in 1874, Wentworth by the Sea is so much more than just a building; it\u2019s a living testament to New Hampshire\u2019s captivating past.<\/b> If these walls could talk, they\u2019d whisper tales of the Portsmouth politician and ale tycoon who added sprawling wings and other wonders, of the month-long peace talks that eventually ended the Russo-Japanese War, and of elaborate programming and recreation led by Olympic swimmers, markswomen, golf champions, and tennis pros.<\/div>\n                \n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"page-section page-section--card-collection\" id=\"history\" data-count=\"3\">\n    <div class=\"container-lg\">\n        <div class=\"card-collection    \">\n            <div class=\"row\">\n                                                            <div class=\"col-11 col-lg-10 card-collection__content-wrap   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<\/div>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n\n                                <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-5 col-xl-4 card-collection__link-b align-self-lg-end text-lg-end c-appeared\">\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                            \n                        <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-10 offset-lg-2 card-collection__media-wrap  card-collection__media-wrap--has-content\">\n                                                        <div class=\"\">\n                                <div class=\" row flex-nowrap flex-lg-wrap justify-content-lg-end card-collection__gallery card-collection__gallery--carousel\">\n                                    \n                                                                                                                <button type=\"button\" role=\"button\" class=\"c-arrow card-collection__slide-btn card-collection__slide-prev \" aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\n                                            <span><\/span>\n                                        <\/button>\n                                                                        <div class=\"swiper-container js-card-collection-swiper card-collection__swiper-container\" data-type=\"\">\n                                        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                                                                                <div class=\"card-collection__image-b c-appeared  mb-5 mb-lg-4\">\n                                                    \n<div class=\"card-basic \">\n            <div class=\"card-basic__image-b\">\n                            <img data-src=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03173650\/Wentworth_Campbells-era-570x324.jpg\" alt=\"A historic illustration of Wentworth.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03173650\/Wentworth_Campbells-era-570x324.jpg 570w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03173650\/Wentworth_Campbells-era-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03173650\/Wentworth_Campbells-era-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03173650\/Wentworth_Campbells-era-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03173650\/Wentworth_Campbells-era-1536x872.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03173650\/Wentworth_Campbells-era-2048x1163.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03173650\/Wentworth_Campbells-era-1920x1091.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03173650\/Wentworth_Campbells-era-320x182.jpg 320w\" class=\"card-basic__image card-image-el lazy\">\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-basic__content-b\">\n                    <p class=\"card-basic__subtitle card-subtitle-el\">1874\u20131879<\/p>\n                            <h3 class=\"card-basic__title card-title-el mt-2\">It All Began with The Campbells<\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"card-basic__description mt-2 c-text\">\n                <p>Built by Sarah and Charles Campbell, who lived on a neighboring island, \u201cWentworth House\u201d began as a modest three-story shoebox-shaped structure (depicted above) wrapped in a spartan wooden porch. Its most elaborate feature was an observation tower, where guests could view the surrounding seacoast. Only open in July and August, Wentworth House\u2019s weekly rates ranged from $14 to $28.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                                                                    <\/div> <!-- end .swiper-slide -->\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                                                                                <div class=\"card-collection__image-b c-appeared  mb-5 mb-lg-4\">\n                                                    \n<div class=\"card-basic \">\n            <div class=\"card-basic__image-b\">\n                            <img data-src=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03173019\/Frank-Jones-scaled-e1712180265568-570x664.jpg\" alt=\"A historic image of Portsmouth politician Frank Jones\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03173019\/Frank-Jones-scaled-e1712180265568-570x664.jpg 570w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03173019\/Frank-Jones-scaled-e1712180265568-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03173019\/Frank-Jones-scaled-e1712180265568-879x1024.jpg 879w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03173019\/Frank-Jones-scaled-e1712180265568-768x895.jpg 768w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03173019\/Frank-Jones-scaled-e1712180265568-1318x1536.jpg 1318w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03173019\/Frank-Jones-scaled-e1712180265568-1758x2048.jpg 1758w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03173019\/Frank-Jones-scaled-e1712180265568-1920x2237.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03173019\/Frank-Jones-scaled-e1712180265568-320x373.jpg 320w\" class=\"card-basic__image card-image-el lazy\">\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-basic__content-b\">\n                    <p class=\"card-basic__subtitle card-subtitle-el\">1879\u20131902<\/p>\n                            <h3 class=\"card-basic__title card-title-el mt-2\">Beer Baron Frank Jones Steps In<\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"card-basic__description mt-2 c-text\">\n                <p>Following the 1876 recession, Wentworth was acquired by Portsmouth politician and ale tycoon Frank Jones. Under his two-decade tenure, the building saw extensive expansions and grand upgrades, including layers of Colonial Revival features, ornate ceiling frescoes, sprawling gardens, and exciting tech advances for the time (steam-powered elevators and the first flush toilets!). He also added the three towers and curved mansard roof \u2013 the iconic silhouette we now know today.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                                                                    <\/div> <!-- end .swiper-slide -->\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                                                                                <div class=\"card-collection__image-b c-appeared  mb-5 mb-lg-4\">\n                                                    \n<div class=\"card-basic \">\n            <div class=\"card-basic__image-b\">\n                            <img data-src=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03175021\/Portsmouth-Peace-Treaty-570x357.jpg\" alt=\"A historic photo of Japanese and Russian delegates at Wentworth by the Sea.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03175021\/Portsmouth-Peace-Treaty-570x357.jpg 570w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03175021\/Portsmouth-Peace-Treaty-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03175021\/Portsmouth-Peace-Treaty-1024x642.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03175021\/Portsmouth-Peace-Treaty-768x481.jpg 768w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03175021\/Portsmouth-Peace-Treaty-1536x963.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03175021\/Portsmouth-Peace-Treaty-2048x1284.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03175021\/Portsmouth-Peace-Treaty-1920x1204.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03175021\/Portsmouth-Peace-Treaty-320x201.jpg 320w\" class=\"card-basic__image card-image-el lazy\">\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-basic__content-b\">\n                    <p class=\"card-basic__subtitle card-subtitle-el\">1902\u20131919<\/p>\n                            <h3 class=\"card-basic__title card-title-el mt-2\">The Peace Treaty Era<\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"card-basic__description mt-2 c-text\">\n                <p>After Jones\u2019s death in 1902, the hotel was passed to his trustees and later to Harry H. Priest, who upheld Jones\u2019s tradition of improvements. However, what really defined this era was that Wentworth housed the Russian and Japanese delegates (pictured above on the veranda) during the August 1905 Russo-Japanese war peace talks. While formal negotiations occurred at the nearby naval shipyard, the hotel also served as a venue for numerous informal discussions.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                                                                    <\/div> <!-- end .swiper-slide -->\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                                                                                <div class=\"card-collection__image-b c-appeared  mb-5 mb-lg-4\">\n                                                    \n<div class=\"card-basic \">\n            <div class=\"card-basic__image-b\">\n                            <img data-src=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03180401\/The-Ship-570x557.jpg\" alt=\"A historic photo of \"The Sip\" at Wentworth by the Sea.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03180401\/The-Ship-570x557.jpg 570w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03180401\/The-Ship-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03180401\/The-Ship-1024x1000.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03180401\/The-Ship-768x750.jpg 768w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03180401\/The-Ship-320x313.jpg 320w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03180401\/The-Ship.jpg 1153w\" class=\"card-basic__image card-image-el lazy\">\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-basic__content-b\">\n                    <p class=\"card-basic__subtitle card-subtitle-el\">1919\u20131946<\/p>\n                            <h3 class=\"card-basic__title card-title-el mt-2\">Harry Beckwith &amp; \u201cThe Ship\u201d<\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"card-basic__description mt-2 c-text\">\n                <p>In 1919, Harry Beckwith, a wealthy Massachusetts manufacturer, purchased the hotel and officially renamed it \u201cWentworth by the Sea.\u201d This was an era all about enhancing on-site recreation, best signified by the construction of a large wooden complex located at the edge of what is now the marina. Known as \u201cThe Ship,\u201d this boat-shaped structure featured a theater (for films, plays, the hotel dance band, and even boxing matches) and was surrounded by a engineering marvel: an ocean-fed (and heated!)\u00a0pool.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                                                                    <\/div> <!-- end .swiper-slide -->\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                                                                                <div class=\"card-collection__image-b c-appeared  mb-5 mb-lg-4\">\n                                                    \n<div class=\"card-basic \">\n            <div class=\"card-basic__image-b\">\n                            <img data-src=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03175615\/The-Smiths-570x704.jpg\" alt=\"A historic photo of Margaret and James Barker Smith at Wentworth by the Sea.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03175615\/The-Smiths-570x704.jpg 570w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03175615\/The-Smiths-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03175615\/The-Smiths-829x1024.jpg 829w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03175615\/The-Smiths-768x948.jpg 768w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03175615\/The-Smiths-1244x1536.jpg 1244w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03175615\/The-Smiths-1659x2048.jpg 1659w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03175615\/The-Smiths-1920x2370.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03175615\/The-Smiths-320x395.jpg 320w\" class=\"card-basic__image card-image-el lazy\">\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-basic__content-b\">\n                    <p class=\"card-basic__subtitle card-subtitle-el\">1946\u20131980<\/p>\n                            <h3 class=\"card-basic__title card-title-el mt-2\">The Hey-Day of The Smiths<\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"card-basic__description mt-2 c-text\">\n                <p>In 1946, the hotel was acquired by Margaret and James Barker Smith. With James\u2019s background in hotel operations, the duo had a hands-on management style that was key to gaining loyal guests and skyrocketing revenue \u2013 much of which was poured right into improving the hotel experience. The biggest focus? Entertainment. For 34 consecutive summers, they hosted masquerades, Mardi Gras celebrations, clambakes, tennis tournaments, and much more. But as they say, \u201call good things must come to an end.&#8221; In 1980, the 70-something-year-old Smiths retired, and Wentworth was sold to Swiss conglomerate.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                                                                    <\/div> <!-- end .swiper-slide -->\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                                                                                <div class=\"card-collection__image-b c-appeared  mb-5 mb-lg-4\">\n                                                    \n<div class=\"card-basic \">\n            <div class=\"card-basic__image-b\">\n                            <img data-src=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03180823\/1982-Auction-570x383.jpg\" alt=\"A historc photos of the 1982 auction at Wentworth by the Sea.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03180823\/1982-Auction-570x383.jpg 570w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03180823\/1982-Auction-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03180823\/1982-Auction-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03180823\/1982-Auction-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03180823\/1982-Auction-1536x1033.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03180823\/1982-Auction-1920x1291.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03180823\/1982-Auction-320x215.jpg 320w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03180823\/1982-Auction.jpg 1938w\" class=\"card-basic__image card-image-el lazy\">\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-basic__content-b\">\n                    <p class=\"card-basic__subtitle card-subtitle-el\">1980\u20131999<\/p>\n                            <h3 class=\"card-basic__title card-title-el mt-2\">The Dark Ages<\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"card-basic__description mt-2 c-text\">\n                <p>That Swiss conglomerate had plans to transform the property into a year-round conference and sports center, so in order to do so, they wanted to clean house. In 1982, a four-day auction (pictured above) emptied the hotel of most of its contents (down to the carpeting). Unfortunately , the remodel never happened and, over the next 20 years, while changing ownership multiple times, the property sat vacant. Without regular maintenance, the hotel fell into a sad state of disrepair.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                                                                    <\/div> <!-- end .swiper-slide -->\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                                                                                                <div class=\"card-collection__image-b c-appeared  mb-5 mb-lg-4\">\n                                                    \n<div class=\"card-basic \">\n            <div class=\"card-basic__image-b\">\n                            <img data-src=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03181345\/Wentworth_Drone-008-570x597.jpg\" alt=\"An aerial view of Wentworth by the Sea.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03181345\/Wentworth_Drone-008-570x597.jpg 570w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03181345\/Wentworth_Drone-008-286x300.jpg 286w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03181345\/Wentworth_Drone-008-977x1024.jpg 977w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03181345\/Wentworth_Drone-008-768x805.jpg 768w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03181345\/Wentworth_Drone-008-1466x1536.jpg 1466w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03181345\/Wentworth_Drone-008-1955x2048.jpg 1955w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03181345\/Wentworth_Drone-008-1920x2012.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03181345\/Wentworth_Drone-008-320x335.jpg 320w\" class=\"card-basic__image card-image-el lazy\">\n                    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-basic__content-b\">\n                    <p class=\"card-basic__subtitle card-subtitle-el\">1999 To Present Day<\/p>\n                            <h3 class=\"card-basic__title card-title-el mt-2\">The Friends (&amp; Opal) Swoop In<\/h3>\n                            <div class=\"card-basic__description mt-2 c-text\">\n                <p>As the wrecking ball loomed large throughout the \u201990s, a non-profit group, The Friends of the Wentworth, was formed and they worked tirelessly to save the historic landmark. In 1999, they found a new owner willing to restore the last remaining part of the building and reopen it as a hotel: the owners of Opal Collection. And after extensive renovations, Wentworth by the Sea reopened in May of 2003 to much fanfare. Today, the hotel lives on as a cherished piece of New Hampshire history \u2013 and that\u2019s how it will remain.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n                                                                                                    <\/div> <!-- end .swiper-slide -->\n                                                                                                                                                                                <\/div> <!-- end .swiper-wrapper -->\n                                        <div class=\"swiper-scrollbar card-collection__scroller d-block d-md-none\"><\/div>\n                                    <\/div> <!-- end .swiper-container -->\n                                                                            <button type=\"button\" role=\"button\" class=\"c-arrow card-collection__slide-btn card-collection__slide-next \" aria-label=\"Next 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src=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03181700\/Wentworth_Truth01-e1712182695418.jpg\" class=\"full-width-image-and-text__image\" alt=\"The boat Truth sits on Wentworth by the Sea&#039;s veranda.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03181700\/Wentworth_Truth01-e1712182695418.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03181700\/Wentworth_Truth01-e1712182695418-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03181700\/Wentworth_Truth01-e1712182695418-1024x367.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03181700\/Wentworth_Truth01-e1712182695418-768x275.jpg 768w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03181700\/Wentworth_Truth01-e1712182695418-1536x550.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03181700\/Wentworth_Truth01-e1712182695418-570x204.jpg 570w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/03181700\/Wentworth_Truth01-e1712182695418-320x115.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\n                                            <\/div>\n\n                                            <div class=\"full-width-image-and-text__content full-width-image-and-text__content--background-brand full-width-image-and-text__content--left\">\n                                                            <h2 class=\"full-width-image-and-text__title mb-3\">5 Places to Glimpse Wentworth by the Sea History<\/h2>\n                                                                                                                    <div class=\"full-width-image-and-text__description mb-3\"><p>While this historic hotel on the New Hampshire Seacoast is far from dusty thanks to a multitude of modern updates, alluring period details still remain throughout the property \u2013 if you know where to look.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                                                                        \n    \n                \n    <a\n        class=\"c-link c-link--underline c-link--uppercase c-link--circle-white full-width-image-and-text__link\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.opalcollection.com\/blog\/wentworth-by-the-sea-history\/\"\n                    title=\"Explore the Lore\"\n                target=\"_self\"\n        rel=\"nofollow\"\n        aria-label=\"Explore the lore\"\n    >Explore the Lore<\/a>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"overview page-section page-section--offwhite\" id=\"history\">\n    <div class=\"container overview__container\">\n        <div class=\"row justify-content-center g-0\">\n    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https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/05120601\/1.-Green-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/05120601\/1.-Green-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/05120601\/1.-Green-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/05120601\/1.-Green-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/05120601\/1.-Green.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/>\n                                <figcaption class=\"overview__caption\"><\/figcaption>\n                            <\/figure>\n                                                            <div class=\"overview__title mb-3 c-appeared\">Wonders of the Wentworth<\/div>\n                                                                                        <div class=\"overview__description mb-4 mb-lg-5 c-appeared\"><p>A round-up of little-known highlights about our historic hotel:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"c-appeared\">\n                                <div class=\"overview__paragraphs\">\n                                                                            <div class=\"overview__paragraph\">For a brief period under Frank Jones\u2019s ownership, the hotel was painted \u201cthe color of money:\u201d Nile green with a yellow stripe.\n                                            <div class=\"overview__splitter\"><\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                                            <div class=\"overview__paragraph\">A 56-year-old Annie Oakley \u2013 one of Wentworth\u2019s most famous employees \u2013 gave rifle shooting lessons during Harry Priest\u2019s ownership (circa 1916).\n                                            <div class=\"overview__splitter\"><\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                                            <div class=\"overview__paragraph\">During WWII, the hotel closed for two seasons (\u201943 &amp; \u201944) when military officials took over dormitories, garages, stables, and the golf course. \n                                            <div class=\"overview__splitter\"><\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                                            <div class=\"overview__paragraph\">In 1960, Wentworth was raided by New Castle police on charges of illegal gambling in \u201cThe Ship.\u201d No charges were ever filed, but they confiscated around $50 as evidence.\n                                            <div class=\"overview__splitter\"><\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                                            <div class=\"overview__paragraph\">After the 1982 auction, most of the hotel\u2019s most prized artifacts were lost to the world. However, the lobby\u2019s towering grandfather clock and the front desk bell were returned.\n                                            <div class=\"overview__splitter\"><\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"image-and-text\" id=\"memories\">\n    <div class=\"container position-relative\">\n                    <div class=\"image-and-text__small-title-b image-and-text__small-title-b--desktop col-12 col-lg-12\">\n                <h2 class=\"c-title c-title--headline c-appeared\">My Wentworth Memory: From Longtime Locals, Employees &amp; Guests<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n                            <button type=\"button\" role=\"button\" class=\"c-arrow image-and-text__slide-btn image-and-text__slide-prev c-appeared\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\">\n                <span><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n                        <div class=\"swiper-container js-image-and-text-swiper image-and-text__swiper-container c-appeared\">\n            <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                                                                        <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                    <div class=\"row justify-content-evenly flex-lg-nowrap\">\n                        <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 col-xl-5 order-lg-1 mb-4 mb-lg-0 px-0 px-md-2\">\n                            <div class=\"image-and-text__media-b image-and-text__equal\">\n                                                                                                                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/15145648\/Emily-Hill-570x524.png\" class=\"image-and-text__image\" alt=\"Three chefs in white uniforms and black hats smile at the camera in a kitchen setting.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/15145648\/Emily-Hill-570x524.png 570w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/15145648\/Emily-Hill-300x276.png 300w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/15145648\/Emily-Hill-320x294.png 320w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/15145648\/Emily-Hill.png 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/>\n                                                                                                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-6 col-xl-5 order-lg-2 justify-content-lg-end\">\n                            <div class=\"image-and-text__content image-and-text__content--equal image-and-text__content--left \">\n                                <div class=\"image-and-text__content-b \">\n                                                                            \n                                                                                                                                                                                                    <h2 class=\"image-and-text__title mb-4\">\u201cWhile I was attending<\/h2>\n                                                                                                                                \n                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"image-and-text__paragraph c-text\">\n                                                        <p>culinary school, I got my first job as a line cook at Wentworth during my summer breaks, probably starting around 2005. I quickly learned that the hotel was a culinary mecca \u2013 like a training facility. During my time there, I worked under some amazing chefs, who taught me how to run a kitchen and run it well.<\/p>\n<p>One day in 2007, the whole culinary team was told to get their chef coats and hats on because the local newspaper was there to take a picture of us all standing on the steps under the porte coch\u00e8re. \u2018Why?\u2019 I asked. \u2018Because we just won hotel of the year!\u2019 someone told me. This is a big honor for a small kitchen. We had worked very hard at choreographing things just right so that we were able to churn out a high volume of high-quality food each and every day. I remember thinking \u2018Oh, wow, we really did it.\u2019 It was such a rewarding and validating feeling. There\u2019s already such a great sense of pride that comes with working at Wentworth (no matter what department you work in), but that day, it was palpable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013Emily Hill (pictured far left in a photo from 2008), part of Wentworth\u2019s culinary team for 16 years.<\/em><\/p>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                    <div class=\"row justify-content-evenly flex-lg-nowrap\">\n                        <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 col-xl-5 order-lg-2 mb-4 mb-lg-0 px-0 px-md-2\">\n                            <div class=\"image-and-text__media-b image-and-text__equal\">\n                                                                                                                                                <img data-src=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/15150118\/Charles-Doleac-570x524.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/15150118\/Charles-Doleac-570x524.png 570w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/15150118\/Charles-Doleac-300x276.png 300w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/15150118\/Charles-Doleac-320x294.png 320w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/15150118\/Charles-Doleac.png 580w\" class=\"image-and-text__image swiper-lazy\">\n                                        <div class=\"c-slide-preloader\"><\/div>\n                                                                                                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-6 col-xl-5 order-lg-1\">\n                            <div class=\"image-and-text__content image-and-text__content--equal image-and-text__content--right \">\n                                <div class=\"image-and-text__content-b \">\n                                                                            \n                                                                                                                                                                                                    <h2 class=\"image-and-text__title mb-4\">\u201cWentworth by the Sea is<\/h2>\n                                                                                                                                \n                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"image-and-text__paragraph c-text\">\n                                                        <p>more than a hotel. Having played a key role in 1905, hosting the diplomats attending the peace conference to end the Russo-Japanese War, it became a symbol of the hospitality of citizen diplomacy and the idea that every citizen can make a difference, even in international affairs. At the time, this was the bloodiest war in world history. There was a real possibility that the negotiations would fail. But local people, including the Wentworth hosts, convinced the diplomats to work through to a successful conclusion: the Portsmouth Peace Treaty, signed at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on September 5.<\/p>\n<p>That is why on September 5\u00a0each year, Wentworth joins the bellringing to celebrate Portsmouth Peace Treaty Day. And that is also why the Portsmouth Peace Treaty Forum returns to the Grand Ballroom \u2013 the room, where in 1905, the Japanese and Russians celebrated their accomplishment the night before the treaty was signed \u2013 to host events and prominent speakers.\u201d<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2013Charles B. Doleac (pictured sixth from right in front row with Portsmouth Peace Treaty Anniversary Committee), Portsmouth attorney who founded the Portsmouth Peace Treaty Forum and the Japan-America Society of New Hampshire<\/em><\/p>\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n                    <div class=\"row justify-content-evenly flex-lg-nowrap\">\n                        <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-6 col-xl-5 order-lg-1 mb-4 mb-lg-0 px-0 px-md-2\">\n                            <div class=\"image-and-text__media-b image-and-text__equal\">\n                                                                                                                                                <img data-src=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/23232034\/Mary-Caery-Foley-scaled-e1713929005161-570x517.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/23232034\/Mary-Caery-Foley-scaled-e1713929005161-570x517.jpg 570w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/23232034\/Mary-Caery-Foley-scaled-e1713929005161-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/23232034\/Mary-Caery-Foley-scaled-e1713929005161-1024x930.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/23232034\/Mary-Caery-Foley-scaled-e1713929005161-768x697.jpg 768w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/23232034\/Mary-Caery-Foley-scaled-e1713929005161-1536x1394.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/23232034\/Mary-Caery-Foley-scaled-e1713929005161-320x291.jpg 320w, https:\/\/upload.opalcollection.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/04\/23232034\/Mary-Caery-Foley-scaled-e1713929005161.jpg 1563w\" class=\"image-and-text__image swiper-lazy\">\n                                        <div class=\"c-slide-preloader\"><\/div>\n                                                                                                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"row col-12 col-lg-6 col-xl-5 order-lg-2 justify-content-lg-end\">\n                            <div class=\"image-and-text__content image-and-text__content--equal image-and-text__content--left \">\n                                <div class=\"image-and-text__content-b \">\n                                                                            \n                                                                                                                                                                                                    <h2 class=\"image-and-text__title mb-4\">\u201cWhen I was about 5 or 6<\/h2>\n                                                                                                                                \n                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"image-and-text__paragraph c-text\">\n                                                        <p style=\"font-weight: 400\">years old, my family started a weekly summer tradition where my parents, my two brothers, and I would pile into the car after dinner and drive through New Castle. That always meant seeing Wentworth by the Sea, which is where my parents had their wedding reception in 1948. It was such a grand sight\u2026I always had a feeling that I might someday work there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">While that was my earliest memory of the hotel, it\u2019s far from the only one I have now. In the last 18 years that I have worked as the concierge, I\u2019ve assisted hundreds of guests, many of who have become dear friends. I also have memories of wearing the Easter Bunny and Frosty the Snowman costumes during special holiday events that still give me a good chuckle. I\u2019ve also earned the informal title of the \u201cGolf Goddess\u201d because I book all the guests\u2019 tee times over at the Wentworth Country Club. And I\u2019ve met \u2013 and become a regular contact \u2013 for many celebrities who have stayed here time and again. Between our guests and my wonderful colleagues, there really is no place like Wentworth by the Sea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>\u2013Mary Carey Foley, Wentworth\u2019s longtime concierge and a Portsmouth native with deep roots in the community (both her mother and grandmother served as mayors of Portsmouth, New Hampshire)<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"swiper-scrollbar image-and-text__scroller d-block d-md-none\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <button type=\"button\" role=\"button\" class=\"c-arrow image-and-text__slide-btn image-and-text__slide-next c-appeared\" aria-label=\"Next slide\">\n                <span><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cta-block \" id=\"cta-block_2cf2dfc601bc733f2c17a59175777fb6\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row justify-content-center cta-block__bg-brand c-appeared\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 text-center\">\n                                                            <h2 class=\"cta-block__title text-center\">Have Your Own Wentworth by the Sea Memory?<\/h2>\n                                    \n                                    <div class=\"cta-block__description\"> Share it with us on social media!<\/div>\n                \n                                    \n    \n                \n    <a\n        class=\"c-link c-link--arrow c-link--uppercase  cta-block__link c-link--uppercase\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WentworthByTheSea\"\n                    title=\"Message Us on Facebook\"\n                target=\"_self\"\n        rel=\"nofollow\"\n        aria-label=\"Message us on facebook\"\n    >Message Us on Facebook<span><\/span><\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Featured historic photos were culled from the archives of Wentworth by the Sea and the <a href=\"https:\/\/portsmouthathenaeum.org\/\">Portsmouth Atheneum<\/a>, a non-profit membership library, gallery, and archive, located in the heart of historic Portsmouth, New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featured historic photos were culled from the archives of Wentworth by the Sea and the Portsmouth Atheneum, a non-profit membership<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22348","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>150th Anniversary Celebration | Wentworth by the Sea<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In honor of Wentworth by the Sea turning 150 years old in June of 2024, we&#039;re celebrating with a slew of festivities. 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