Wakefield Public Library

Wakefield Public Library
Location Mountain Laurel Rd., Wakefield, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°34′9″N 71°1′48″W / 43.56917°N 71.03000°W / 43.56917; -71.03000Coordinates: 43°34′9″N 71°1′48″W / 43.56917°N 71.03000°W / 43.56917; -71.03000
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1894 (1894)
Architectural style Colonial Revival
Part of Wakefield Village Historic District (#84002521)
NRHP Reference # 83001132[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 8, 1983
Designated CP March 15, 1984

The Wakefield Public Library is a historic library building on Mountain Laurel Road in the village center of Wakefield, New Hampshire. The two-story wood frame building was designed by Ernest Greene and built in 1902-03. It was the gift of Seth Low, whose mother was a Wakefield native. Low was most notable as a president of Columbia University and as Mayor of New York City, but he retained close ties with his Wakefield relations. Low had been instrumental in establishing the library in an earlier building in 1895. The present building is a fine local example of Colonial Revival architecture.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[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. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Wakefield Public LIbrary" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-06-01.


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