Nichols Memorial Library

Nichols Memorial Library
Location Main St., Kingston, New Hampshire
Coordinates 42°56′12″N 71°3′12″W / 42.93667°N 71.05333°W / 42.93667; -71.05333Coordinates: 42°56′12″N 71°3′12″W / 42.93667°N 71.05333°W / 42.93667; -71.05333
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1898 (1898)
Architectural style Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 81000076[1]
Added to NRHP January 28, 1981

The Nichols Memorial Library is a historic library building on Main Street in Kingston, New Hampshire, United States. The building is a single-story irregular stone structure with a red slate roof. It was designed by Dwight and Chandler of Boston and completed in 1898. It was built as a gift to the town by Kingston native J. Howard Nichols, a Boston industrialist and philanthropist. The building is distinctive statewide as the only local library building exhibiting Shingle style and Richardsonian Romanesque features.[2] The building served as a library until 2012, when the library relocated to new quarters at 2 Library Lane.[3] The building now serves as a research library, specializing in genealogical research, and is an extension of the Kingston Community Library, housing the town's archives and the Kingston Historical Museum's collections.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[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 Nichols Memorial Library" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
  3. ↑ "Kingston's new library opens with a four-day celebration". Manchester Union Leader. May 20, 2012.


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