John Wingate Weeks Historic Site

The Mt. Prospect estate was built at the direction of John Wingate Weeks, leading conservationist, U.S. congressman, U.S. senator, and Secretary of War under Presidents Harding and Coolidge. Set at the very top of Mt. Prospect in Lancaster, New Hampshire, the house and grounds provide a 360-degree panorama of mountain splendor, including the Presidential Range of the White Mountains, the Green Mountains of Vermont, the Kilkenny Range, the Percy Peaks, and the upper Connecticut River Valley. The 420-acre Mt. Prospect estate was given to the state of New Hampshire in 1941 by John Weeks' children, Katherine Weeks Davidge and Sinclair Weeks.

The park is open for the 2009 season:
From June 24 through September 7, 2009:
- 10 am-5pm on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays
- 12pm-5pm on Thursdays
From September 12 through October 12:
- 10am-5pm on Saturdays & Sundays;

The gates are open, however the lodge will be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays when the fire tower is in service. 

All New Hampshire residents are admitted free of charge daily throughout the season. Other admission is $7 for adults; $3 for children ages 6-11; children ages 5 and under are admitted free.

The Weeks State Park Association hosts a series of weekly summer programs related to the north country of New Hampshire. The programs, which are free and open to the public, are held Thursday evenings from June 25 though August 28, 2009.

PDF DOCUMENT SUMMER PROGRAM SCHEDULE
PDF DOCUMENT SUMMER PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS BROCHURE

Are pets allowed at the John Wingate Weeks Historic Site? Pets are not permitted at state historic sites. See NH State Parks Pets Policy for more information.