Greenleaf, Abbie, Library - Franconia. NH - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Charles H. Greenleaf presented the library to the town in 1912 and named it in honor of his wife Abbie. Colonel Greenleaf owned the Profile House, a grand hotel in Franconia Notch. The Greenleaf Trail and hut on Mount Lafayette are named after him.

The library is of Jacobethan/Collegiate Gothic design with Richardsonian Romanesque features. Details include an oak door with bulls-eye glass, mosaic floors, mahogany woodwork, and stained glass.


The building was entered on the National Register of Historic Places in July, 2003.

The collection consists of 23,000 titles including books, periodicals, cassettes, videos, puzzles, and CDs. The Franconia and New Hampshire collections contain books on the description, history, and literature of the area.

The magazine collection consists of 46 titles. The following newspapers are also available: 2 daily papers (Caledonian Record, Wall Street Journal), 2 Sunday papers (Boston Globe, New York Times), and the weekly Littleton Courier.

Street address: 439 Main Street PO Box 787 Franconia, NH United States 03580 County / Borough / Parish: Grafton County Year listed: 2003 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Historic function: Education Current function: Education Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Privately owned?: Not Listed Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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