Oscar Foss Memorial Library

Oscar Foss Memorial Library
Location Main St., Barnstead, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°20′21″N 71°15′38″W / 43.33917°N 71.26056°W / 43.33917; -71.26056Coordinates: 43°20′21″N 71°15′38″W / 43.33917°N 71.26056°W / 43.33917; -71.26056
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1916 (1916)
Architect W. M. Butterfield Co.
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 85002779[1]
Added to NRHP November 7, 1985

The Oscar Foss Memorial Library is the public library of Barnstead, New Hampshire. It is located in the center of town at 111 South Barnstead Road, in a single-story Colonial Revival building (listed on the National Register of Historic Places) designed by the William M. Butterfield Company of Manchester and built in 1916-17. The library was a gift of Sarah Foss in memory of her husband Oscar, a prominent local businessman who died in 1913. The building originally also housed town offices, which were moved out in 1979.[2] The building underwent a major expansion in 2000.

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References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Oscar Foss Memorial Library" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-08-10.


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