William B. Ogden Free Library - Walton, NY
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N 42° 10.150 W 075° 07.669
18T E 489442 N 4668566
Ogden Library is part of the Four County Library System. The building is a contributing building to the Gardiner Place Historic District.
Waymark Code: WMQ49T
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 12/17/2015
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42 Gardiner Place, Walton, New York 13856
(607) 865-5929, fax -6821
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"The library is named after William B. Ogden. He was born here in Walton in 1805. Mr. Ogden grew up in Walton and worked as a postmaster. Later he traveled west and helped establish the city of Chicago, Illinois. He actually served as the city’s first mayor.When William. B. Ogden died in 1877, he left some money to his hometown. Mr. William Wheeler, one of the trustees of the Mr. Ogden’s estate, traveled to Walton in 1892 and talked to different people in the community about the best way to use the money. They suggested that a library be built. So, it was built. Some native bluestone was taken from the stone quarries in Marvin Hollow and on Shepard Hill, at a cost of $13,500. Construction began in 1896 and was completed in 1897. The library was designed by the firm, Morris and Walker of New York City, and was built by Alexander Carman of Binghamton."
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