Wolfeboro Historical Society Digital Archive Postcard Archive Wolfeboro Areas Downtown |
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The Kingswood Club House was at the end of Endicott Street. The Club began in 1901 as a social club, mainly summer residents, formed with the intent of improving the Town of Wolfeboro. The goal was to improve tourism, as well as increasing accessibility via better roads and train schedules. In 1907, they purchased the former Varney Tannery property and had the tannery buildings torn down. The new building had a kitchen in the basement, dining room, reception parlor and smoking room on the first floor, and sleeping rooms on the second floor. the building was later used, in the 1910's, by the Kingswood Golf Club. 1n 1921, it was remodeled and became the Kingswood Casino, a public gaming center. See previous card. C. 1907.
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