Shedd-Porter Memorial Library

Shedd-Porter Memorial Library
Location 3 Main St., Alstead, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°08′58″N 72°21′42″W / 43.149384°N 72.361645°W / 43.149384; -72.361645Coordinates: 43°08′58″N 72°21′42″W / 43.149384°N 72.361645°W / 43.149384; -72.361645
Built 1910 (1910)
Architect William H. McLean; Albert H. Wright
Architectural style Beaux Arts
NRHP Reference # 10001086[1]
Added to NRHP December 27, 2010

The Shedd-Porter Memorial Library, located at 3 Main Street, is the public library of Alstead, New Hampshire. The library building was a gift to the town from John Graves Shedd and Mary Roenna Porter, and is a Beaux Arts building built in 1910 to a design by William H. McLean and Albert H. Wright.[2] Shedd also donated 2,000 books to the library, whose collection now exceeds 10,000 volumes.

The library building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "History". Shedd-Porter Library. Retrieved 2014-03-19.


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