167:. Cutler's became the first hotel at the beach to be open year-round, and was quite near to the mansions of dignitaries like Franklin Pierce at Boar's Head. Cutler's establishment burned ten years later, in 1895, and he had it rebuilt quickly and in grand style, bringing the total to 26 rooms. It was then renamed "Cutler's Sea View Hotel". Picture postcards were sold with a photo of the new hotel. On the grounds were also a stable for forty horses, a pool hall, and several other small out-buildings.
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Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, which was known for a time as the "Summer capital of New Hampshire". Informal political meetings would be held on the large hotel porch, or in the restaurant or pool hall on the complex grounds. He became
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Hampton Beach, eventually making it less exclusive. To take advantage of this new clientele, in 1898 he built "Cutler's Café", a large restaurant adjacent to the hotel. This was built for the train-riding public and had 14 guest rooms and modern
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parlor in the basement rear. Both the Cutler and Harris buildings burned to the ground in the Great
Conflagration of 1873 that consumed three blocks of downtown businesses. John G. rebuilt the store which still stands today at 129 Water Street. According to the
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Cutler and his wife also purchased a plot of nearby land slightly more inland, known historically as Ox
Commons and Glade Path. He and wife Hattie platted it in 1913 to be sold as house lots (New Hampshire Deeds). The neighborhood still stands today.
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summered at Cutler's for many years. John G. Cutler's restaurant "Cutler's Café" was very well known both for cuisine, and as a meeting place. Each fall the "Cutler Club" hosted an annual wild bird dinner.
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