▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Little ton ' s ▁dow nt own ▁central ▁business ▁district , ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁side ▁of ▁Main ▁Street ▁near ▁the ▁post ▁office . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁ 3 - 1 / 2 ▁story ▁wood ▁frame ▁structure , ▁with ▁a ▁g abled ▁roof ▁and ▁cla p board ed ▁exterior . ▁ ▁The ▁roof ' s ▁front ▁g able ▁is ▁fully ▁ped iment ed , ▁and ▁projects ▁beyond ▁the ▁building ▁face , ▁supported ▁by ▁massive ▁three - story ▁fl uted ▁Dor ic ▁columns . ▁ ▁Be hind ▁this ▁port ico , ▁the ▁fac ade ▁is ▁five ▁b ays ▁wide , ▁with ▁door ways ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁each ▁level , ▁those ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁flo ors ▁opening ▁onto ▁bal con ies ▁supported ▁by ▁elaborate ▁car ved ▁brackets . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁crown ed ▁by ▁an ▁oct ag onal ▁cup ola . ▁ ▁The ▁interior ▁has ▁retained ▁its ▁basic ▁floor plan ▁and ▁many ▁original ▁finish es . ▁ ▁Its ▁att ic ▁level , ▁originally ▁a ▁ball room , ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁bed rooms ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁hotel ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁prec ursor ▁of ▁the ▁grand ▁resort ▁hot els ▁that ▁were ▁later ▁built ▁in ▁northern ▁New ▁Ham pshire . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁rail road , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁social ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁from ▁its ▁opening . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁back drop ▁for