Hotels in Concord, New Hampshire

A little about Concord...

Concord is the capital of the state of New Hampshire in the United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 40,687. (The estimated population in 2005 was 42,221.) It is the county seat of Merrimack County.

Concord includes the villages of Penacook, East Concord and West Concord. The city is home to the Franklin Pierce Law Center, New Hampshire's only law school; St. Paul's School, a private preparatory school; New Hampshire Technical Institute, a two-year community college; and the Granite State Symphony Orchestra.

Sites of interest:
New Hampshire State House, designed by architect Stuart Park and constructed between 1815 and 1818, is the oldest state house in which the legislature meets in its original chambers. The building was remodeled in 1866, and the third story and west wing were added in 1910.
The Eagle Hotel, downtown landmark for nearly 150 years, is located directly across from the State House. Presidents Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford Hayes, and Benjamin Harrison all dined here, and Franklin Pierce spent the night here before departing for his inauguration. Other well-known guests included Jefferson Davis, Charles Lindbergh, Eleanor Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, and Thomas Dewey. The hotel closed its doors in 1961.
The Christa McAuliffe Planetarium, named after the Concord teacher who died during the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986, is located just north of downtown.
The New Hampshire Historical Society, with two facilities in Concord:
Museum of New Hampshire History
Tuck Library
The Pierce Manse, where President Franklin Pierce lived in Concord prior to and following his presidency. The mid-1830s Greek Revival house was moved from Montgomery Street to North Main Street in 1971 to prevent its demolition.
The Walker-Woodman House, the oldest standing house in Concord, was built for the Rev. Timothy Walker on North Main Street between 1733 and 1735.
Phenix Hall, a building which replaced "Old" Phenix Hall (which burned in 1893), is located on Main Street. Both the old and new buildings featured multi-purpose auditoriums used for political speeches, theater productions, and fairs. Abraham Lincoln spoke at the old hall in 1860; Theodore Roosevelt spoke at the new hall in 1912.

The city's neighboring communities are Bow to the south, Pembroke to the southeast, Loudon to the northeast, Canterbury, Boscawen, and Webster to the north, and Hopkinton to the west. Interstate 89 and Interstate 93 join just south of the city limits. Interstate 393 is a spur highway leading east from Concord and merging with U.S. Route 4 as a direct route to New Hampshire's seacoast.