Governor John Wentworth Historical Site

This would be an easy place to miss if you weren’t looking for it. And if you are looking for it I’d be curious why. It’s an old home site with nothing left but a foundation. To be blunt there just isn’t much here that can’t be experienced elsewhere in New Hampshire.
Unless you are geocaching (there is one here) or checking off historical sites in New Hampshire, I’d rather be hiking Mt. Major or visiting Diana’s Bath. You know, one of the many awesome places New Hampshire has to spend time at.

I’m a little amazed that, having grown up in the area, I had never heard of this historic site. This is the place that gives Wolfeboro its claim, «The Oldest Summer Resort in America.»
That being said, it was actually an easy trip from Wolfeboro. A quick drive north on Route 28 along Lake Wentworth, and a right at the 7 – 11 will bring you past Wentworth State Park and a bit further to Wentworth Farm Road. There’s plenty of signage, so you won’t miss it.
Unfortunately there’s nothing left of Wentworth’s grand Wolfeboro vacation home, save for a stone foundation and a well. The mansion burned down during a restoration in 1820, the same year that Wentworth himself died. According to signage, the foundation has been reassembled and is not accurate to the original. The site itself is well maintained, but the cellar hole is not meant for exploring, and children will get bored easily. It’s a nice spot to maybe check out before heading to the beach at Wentworth State Park.
My only complaint: the signage says there are no known images of the great home, but refers the reader to a few other homes based on the same design, including the Wentworth-​Gardner House, as well as an engraving on a horn in a museum somewhere which may be an image of the house. I feel that images of these buildings or this engraving would be in order, as well as information on Wentworth’s other NH homes, which are still standing today.
On a side note, Google maps shows three roads on the property, which intrigued me. After driving down all three roads, I found that none go to the lake, at least not publicly, and all three end in private homes.