Farmington New Hampshire, Goodwin Public Library 1945

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1916 State Library, Concord, New Hampshire

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1906 State Library, Concord, New Hampshire

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1906 Sheldon Library, St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire

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Baker Library, Dartmouth College, Hanover NH in winter

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1910 Public Library, Keene, NH

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1898 - Edward Carrington Thayer presented the Henry Colony house on West Street to the City for use as the public library. The mansion was remodeled and a book stack added. [Thanks to the Keene Public Library, check out their site for more fascinating history, some great photos, and a timeline of sensitive renovation, www.ci.keene.nh.us/library/history.htm]

1906 Public Library, Dublin, NH

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Barnes Library, Meriden, NH

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Also shows Baxter Hall.

1917 Library, Woodsville, NH

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The Woodsville Free Public Library is centrally located in downtown Woodsville in its original 1894 brick building.

Memorial Library, Goffstown, NH

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1911 Carnegie Library, Claremont, NH

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Samuel P. Fiske established the Fiske Free Library in 1873 with 2,000 volumes from his personal library and $5,000 for the purchase of additional books. An additional $5,000 was given by Mr. and Mrs. Fiske to establish a permanent trust fund. Housed first in Stevens High School, the library moved in 1877 into the Bailey Block with more room and easier access. By 1902 space was again tight and Andrew Carnegie was approached for funding. In 1903, with $15,000 in funding from Carnegie, ground was broken for the present building. An addition in 1922 and a full renovation in 1966 expanded the entire building for library use. [SOURCE]

Vintage Pleasant Street Claremont NH Postcard by aapshop
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1990 Public Library, Littleton, NH

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"A Carnegie Library, built in 1903." [Back of card]

1909 Public Library, Dover, NH

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1909 City Library, Manchester NH

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Soon after the death of his wife Elenora Blood Carpenter in January, 1910, the president of Amoskeag Paper Mill Frank Pierce Carpenter offered to construct a library building in her memory.

Frank Carpenter spared no expense in the planning and construction of the new library building. He hired architects Edward L. Tilton of New York and Edgar A.P. Newcomb of Honolulu to design the Italian Renaissance style building which would serve not only the then present needs but growth over many subsequent decades. [SOURCE]

1956 Tucker Free Library, Henniker, NH

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The Tucker Free Library has proudly served
the town of Henniker since the early 1900's.
The library is located in an architecturally beautiful
building completed in 1903. This magnificent building is
adorned with outstanding interior woodwork, furnishings,
stenciling and historical items that are worthy
of a visit in their own right. [SOURCE]

1948 State Library, Concord, NH

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The present state library building, built in 1895 of native granite, is one of the complex of buildings comprising the center of state government in Concord. Flanked by shrubs, it bears the name of the state in Latin on its facade. Aptly titled, it serves all branches of state government as well as all citizens of the state. [SOURCE]

1954 Public Library, Concord NH

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The new library building opened in January 1940. It cost approximately $250,000 to build, had open stacks (45,452 books with 10,000 in the open stacks), a room for high school students, and three study rooms on the second floor that were well-ventilated and soundproof. [Celebrating 150 Years: Concord Public Library 59 Page PDF]

1938 Davis Library, The Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH

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The Davis Library was designed by Ralph Adams Cram. Today it houses the financial aid offices. [SOURCE WIKIPEDIA]

Gale Memorial Library, Laconia, NH

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Napoleon Bonaparte Gale, a local banker, died in 1894. He was kind-hearted, generous, enterprising and greatly respected. He left the bulk of his fortune to the City of Laconia for a park and a public library building. Land was purchased and the building was under construction from 1901-1903. It was dedicated in June 1903. The Gale Memorial Building houses the Laconia Public Library and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The main library building is a fine example of Romanesque Revival style – a style that emphasizes weight and mass through rock-faced masonry, heavy arches, and broad roofs. This style was inspired by H. H. Richardson designed by Boston architect Charles Bingham and built by E. Noyes Whitcomb and Co. of Boston, using Deer Island granite, New Brunswick granite, oak paneling, and stained glass windows. [SOURCE]

Winter scene, Baker Library, Dartmouth College, NH

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