FIRST - Public Library in West Hartford, CT
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The Colonial Revival style Noah Webster Memorial Library building is the first public library in West Hartford, CT. It is located 7 North Main Street in West Hartford, CT.
Waymark Code: WM17E11
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 02/04/2023
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A plaque placed by the Daughters of the American Revolution on the front of the former Noah Webster Memorial Library identified the building as the first public library in West Hartford, CT. The plaque is inscribed:
{Daughters of the American Revolution Emblem}
FIRST PUBLIC LIBRARY
BUILDING IN WEST HARTFORD
ERECTED AS A MEMORIAL TO
NOAH WEBSTER
PRESENTED TO THE TOWN BY
SARAH WHITMAN HOOKER CHAPTER
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
AIDED BY FUNDS COLLECTED FROM TOWNSPEOPLE
FEBRUARY 27, 1917
The Noah Webster Library Building was built by the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1915 as a memorial to lexicographer Noah Webster, who was born and lived in West Hartford. The Colonial Revival style building was designed by the firm Davis & Brooks. It served as the West Hartford Library from 1917 to 1937. It was replaced in 1938 by the current Noah Webster Memorial Library at 20 South Main Street.
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