Shedd-Porter Memorial Library
New Hampshire, United States
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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- +1 603 835 6661
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The Shedd-Porter Memorial Library, sited at 3 Main Street in Alstead, New Hampshire, is a Beaux-Arts public library completed in 1910 to designs by William H. McLean and Albert H. Wright. Built as a gift to the town from donors John Graves Shedd and Mary Roenna Porter Shedd, who also endowed the collection with 2,000 volumes, the structure has grown to house more than 10,000 books. Recognized as one of the finest library buildings of its era in New Hampshire, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010 and the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places in 2011.
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- Type
- library, public library, library building
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- New Hampshire, United States
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