The Green Granite Inn is named after the granite quarry that was located behind the inn.  For almost fifty years it was one of the nation's major suppliers of high-quality red and green granite. The quarry employed over 300 men in the various stages of the mining process, including stonecutting, honing, surfacing and polishing. It was a rough but skilled work; the results were used for many notable structures including Grant's Tomb in New York City, the Masonic Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia, and railroad stations in Denver, Colorado and Portland, Maine.

Times and methods gradually changed and by 1940 the quarry began to fall into obscurity. While there is very little documented information concerning the quarry, a bit of the legacy is preserved at "Heritage" New Hampshire in Glen, where several huge granite relics from the quarry are displayed. We also have one of these samples on display in our hotel, near The Granite Room.

Hotel History

In the beginning, the Green Granite was only a small motel with six efficiency units. Eight rooms were added in 1980 and in 1982 an additional twelve rooms were added. In 1985, the owner, Dick Kitchen, built a large lobby and thirty-two more rooms, updated the quality of the existing rooms and installed a computerized telephone system.

During the next three years several changes occurred to round out the property. A new wing was built, a conference center with a 100-person capacity was added and 6 adjacent condominiums were purchased to bring the hotel to its current 90 rooms.

In 1996, the Green Granite Motel became the Green Granite Inn & Conference Center after a half million dollars was spent on an indoor pool, fitness room, and the Redstone Hall Conference Room. In 1998, four facades were added with cupolas which tied all the sections of the inn together.

In 1999, the Tolley family acquired the Green Granite Inn & Conference Center while in the process of building a new hotel, the Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites. In February of 2000, the Tolley family acquired the Christmas Farm Inn, located in Jackson, New Hampshire.