Started as a shelter in 1901 in response to the deaths of Allan Ormsbee and AMC member William Curtis the previous year. They had gotten caught in a storm while hiking to an AMC meeting on Mount Washington and died from exposure.
Rebuilt in 1915 as a hut.
Renovated in 1922, 1927, and 1947.
Reached full capacity often—some nights guests had to sleep on tables.
Features large windows in what used to be the women's bunkroom, which earned that part of the hut the name of "The Goldfish Bowl."
Possesses the infamous six foot, 40 pound Oakes Gulf Propeller, a popular raiding item. Rumored to have originally come from a plane that crashed into the headwall of Oakes Gulf in the 1960s. It inspired creative alarm systems for its protection, such as a solar powered motion detector and a series of mousetraps that completed an electrical circuit and set off an alarm in the crew room.
Started as a shelter in 1901 in response to the deaths of Allan Ormsbee and AMC member William Curtis the previous year. They had gotten caught in a storm while hiking to an AMC meeting on Mount Washington and died from exposure.
