Garage doors. There’s normally nothing too fancy about them. The story is usually what’s behind them.
Does your pulse quicken at the sight of four plus garage bays and a space above? Mine does. Cars plus room for diy projects, potting bench, crafts, woodwork, paint, outdoor sink- oh, the options are endless.
This particular four-car garage is part of the Weeks estate in Lancaster, New Hampshire, that was built in the early 1900’s by John Wingate Weeks, Congressman, Senator, United States Secretary of War, and leading conservationist.
When built, this garage housed the Weeks’ Cadillacs and provided lodging above for the chauffeur.
In 1941, the estate covering 446 acres was given to the state of NH to be used as a state park. Today, it provides visitors a 360-degree panoramic view of the White Mountains of NH, the Green Mountains of Vermont, and the upper Connecticut River Valley.
It’s a sight to behold so my friend, Sue, told me when she texted me this photo. It’s good to have friends especially on Thursday. 🙂
Like doors? Go visit my other friends over at Norm Frampton’s
Thursday Doors – August 15, 2019.
this is nice 🙂
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I dream of structures like this, Judy. If I had such a garage, you can bet I’d have doors like this on it. Thanks (and thanks to Sue) for sharing this.
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The construction and trim of those doors is quite unique isn’t it. They would definitely catch your eye.
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They do!
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Yes my pulse quickened and I gasped in delight when I saw your photo. The doors, the colors, the roofline. What a delightful building. It’s just filled with memories, don’t you suppose?
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I thought about the chauffeur(s) living above there whose job it was to take great care of those Cadillacs. He sure had great views. 🙂
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I always love barn doors! These have a great story!
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Mr ET would love to have a building this size in which to do all his manly things, like motor bike restoration. He often has serious shed envy.
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Exactly – I understand shed/garage envy. 🙂
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He is afflicted with it. If he had his way, we would sell this home, which has a medium shed, just to buy a home with a giant shed. I love my home, so he would have to find something extra special to tempt me away. 🙂 And if the giant shed came with a bathroom, I would never see him again.
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I knew he and I had more in common than just good craft beer. 🙂
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You would definitely get along famously!
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Yet another NH park I’m not familiar with! I added it to my ‘Must See’ list.
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It sure sounds like a must see one. 🙂
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Yes, my pulse quickened and I thought “weaving studio!!” And space for a quilting frame! And cats sleeping in the sun streaming thru those windows. Sigh . . .
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There you go – lots of room for your looms, equipment and furry friends.. 🙂
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I share your excitement. My space would be full of papier mache dinosaurs. I’d have an annual “Dino Day” for the grandkids and drag ’em all out for an after dark, flashlight-lit hunt through the woods. I’d have grandpa dressed up as a t-rex to jump out and scare the heck outta ’em!
No longer would I have the dilemma of building an animal inside my house, only to find out it had to be dismembered in order to leave!
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For you, we would add those garage ceiling storage lifts. You could create on the floor, and then lift them right up for storage so you could start on the next project. 🙂
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LOVE it!
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Wonderful! Also, nice to read it’s part of a state park. Love Joyce’s comment! How those grandchildren would scream, but all in good fun.
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I could see you having an area dedicated to writing up above, and Little Green would certainly have plenty of space downstairs. 🙂
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Yes!
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Fabulous doors……fabulous building. We would live happily upstairs and we’d share the space downstairs for woodworking and painting projects. The car can just sit outside!!
Thanks to your friend Sue for sending you this photo. What a treasure!
🐾Ginger 🐾
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Sounds like a good plan to me. 🙂
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Garden shed below, writing shed above. And who knows? Vice versa, sometimes.
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That would be perfect wouldn’t it? 🙂
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Oh Judy, you think like I do. I’ve always wanted an outbuilding to have a private creative space. One like this would be outstanding!! If it came with a chauffeur that would be even better 😉
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That’s right – forget retaking our driver’s license test at a certain age, forget taxis, forget ubers, just bring on the chauffeur just waiting for our next destination. He could load and unload your bike and kayak. Love it. 🙂
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Now you’re thinking!! Clearly we were meant to live a lifestyle well beyond our current means 😉
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It reminds me of what I think they called the “mews,” where the chauffeur lived on the original Upstairs Downstairs. 🙂 – Marty
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Definitely a throw back to a different time. 🙂
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I’ve always liked carriage houses and think they make a great small home. This one looks good! 😉
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I like them too, and it is a really good use of space. 🙂
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What a lovely garage, I could live in that.
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Me too – there would be plenty of room. 🙂
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One can never have enough space in sheds, garages greenhouses etc.!
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With your gardening adventures, you could put that space to excellent use. 🙂
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I know that area well enough to know that that chauffeur had an office with a spectacular view. Such a pretty part of the country.
Bravo to both you and Sue for sharing it with us.
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Not a bad part of a benefit plan. 🙂
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I would love to have that space for our cars, crafts, house projects… and, of course, a living area for our chauffeur.
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You and me too. 🙂
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I love the idea of so much space and it all looks so neat and solidly built. …and of course the chauffeur would be plus too!
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It’s kind of hard to even imagine calling someone to pull the car up when you want to leave, but it would be fun to give it a try. 🙂
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I never have any door pictures, but that’s maybe because houses are spread so far apart and doors rather hard to find! I love barn doors, even the decrepit ones.
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Lovely! The stories I imagine unfolding in this garage are endless
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Yes, it makes my soul hot, and my pulse quicken to see such a sight! I wish property taxes were not so high to force families out of such properties and land! Don’t even get me started on this topic!
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Property taxes, now that is an entire new post threat that I bet everyone across the country could chime in on with their own personal horror story. We live in a state with no sales tax. Imagine what the property taxes are here. 🙂
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We can barely fit one car in our garage, so this is a lot to take in.
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I know – this would be like having a car house. 🙂
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I love when people send me doors! This is a good set 🙂 Right about now I wish I had an ‘apartment’ over my garage 😉
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And, I bet I can guess who the occupant would be. 🙂
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My nephew always said we needed a 6 car garage with an attached house…I would take it if the garage looked like this. Like you, I see all the possibilities.
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That building is full of so many possibilities, we could probably use several sheets of paper with our lists. I love it. 🙂
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Now those are DOORS! What a building! You are so right about the mystique of the doors being the unknowns behind them. Judging by the comments here, I’d say you and Sue tapped into a real spirit of kindreds! This place seems to call to everyone here. A lovely post!
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