Princeton Collection

Tower used to spot planes during World War II on the Princeton Town Common in Princeton, Massachusetts. It was used as a back-up to the tower on Mount Wachusett during foggy weather. Inside was a telephone to alert Hanscom Air Force Base. The tower…

Postcard of the dining hall in the third Summit House, built in 1907, on Mount Wachusett in Princeton, Massachusetts. The postcard shows a corner with bow-backed chairs and tables set.

A postcard showing the reception room and office in the third Summit House, built in 1907, on Mount Wachusett in Princeton, Massachusetts. The upper view shows the reception room with an upright piano, rocking chairs and fireplace, and the lower…

The second Summit House built in 1884 by Phineas A. Beaman on the top of Mount Wachusett in Princeton, Massachusetts. Called the "Tip Top", the hotel contained 30 rooms with water supplied by the windmill on the shore of Summit Pond. Tourist business…

Full page advertisement for the Wachusett House in the Princeton Directory for July 1881. The Advertisement includes a print of the hotel by Rand McNally. P.A. Beaman and Son are listed as the proprietors. Phineas Beaman, a Princeton resident,…