Story’s Tavern Gallery
A photo of Story’s Tavern from the Oren W. Hills collection.
An 1899 feature article on Story’s Tavern that appeared in the Illustrated Laconian
An article about Story’s Tavern appeared in the 1890 booklet “Central NH and Its Leading Businessmen”.
A gallery of Story’s Tavern images from the 1900s and 1910s. The first image includes Clyde Cottage. For more info and photos of Clyde Cottage, click here.
Story’s Tavern and Clyde Cottage
A very similar photo to the previous, but with an automobile parked out front and utility wires showing.
The same photo as previous, but with the utlity pole and wires removed.
The Annex/Good Luck House
The “Annex” was an entirely separate hotel, previously known as the Good Luck House, that was apparently taken over by D.B. Story. A 1902 Sanborn Fire Insurance map pinpoints the location of the Annex/Good Luck House.The Annex sat just behind Story’s Tavern, higher up the hill and directly adjacent to Veterans Avenue.
Cawley’s
In 1921, the ownership and name of Story’s hotel was changed to Cawley’s. Owner Alice Cawley had come to Weirs Beach in 1909 to work for David Story, the owner of Story’s Tavern. A gallery of Cawley’s images from the 1920s and 1930s. Cawley was quite the cook and delighted in feeding her guests.
The Carroll Arms
In late October, 1937, Alice Cawley, at age 67 years old, sold the hotel to Lillian B. Carroll, who renamed the hotel the Carroll Arms. No pictures or additional info is currently available regarding the Carroll Arms. In late July, 1940, Lillian Carroll opened another hotel nearby, the Plantation House, which she continued to operate until 1954. Cawley continued cooking at her restaurant at 306 Lakeside Ave until at least 1950, when she was 80 years old.
The Weirs Hotel
Apparently, running two hotels was too much for Carroll, so after the 1944 season, Carroll sold the Carroll Arms. The new owner was Ralph Poudrier, who changed the name of the hotel once again, this time to the Weirs Hotel. The renamed, 33-room Weirs Hotel opened on May 30, 1945. Below is a gallery of images of the Weirs Hotel. The cocktail lounge was named the “Palm Room”.
1940’s brochure for the Weirs Hotel “and Cabins”. The hotel burned down on September 27, 1991. The only remaining part of the Hotel that still stands today are the three cabins located near the Veterans Avenue side of the property.
