ch ere ). ▁The ▁interior ▁is ▁lav ish ly ▁decor ated ▁with ▁period ▁wood work ▁and ▁imported ▁mar ble . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁for ▁Frank ▁Car p enter , ▁then ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Am os ke ag ▁P aper ▁Company , ▁and ▁a ▁major ▁city ▁benef actor . ▁It ▁was ▁probably ▁designed ▁by ▁Ed gar ▁A . ▁P . ▁New comb , ▁who ▁Car p enter ▁had ▁h ired ▁to ▁design ▁the ▁city ' s ▁Car p enter ▁Memorial ▁Library . ▁The ▁multi - acre ▁estate ▁that ▁Car p enter ▁am ass ed ▁around ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁sold ▁off ▁in ▁port ions ▁after ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁temporary ▁le ase ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁This ▁le ase ▁was ▁made ▁effectively ▁permanent ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁and ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁formally ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁by ▁Car p enter ' s ▁he irs , ▁subject ▁to ▁pres ervation ▁eas ements . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁Hills borough ▁County , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : H ouses ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Category : Que en ▁Anne ▁architecture ▁in ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Category : H ouses ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁Category : H ouses ▁in ▁Manchester , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁Category : National ▁Register ▁of