This image of the Benning Wentworth home in Portsmouth, now the Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion, appears in early promotional ads for the hotel. The powerful Wentworth name was appropriated for the hotel, but there is no historical link between the buildings or the families.

All images courtesy of The Portsmouth Athenaeum
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