National Register of Historic Places

Goss, Ossian Wilbur, Reading Room

Laconia, Belknap County, New Hampshire
Listed
September 3, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
86002165

About this property

The Ossian Wilbur Goss Reading Room is a historic library building at 188 Elm Street in the Lakeport section of Laconia, New Hampshire. The architecturally eclectic single-story brick building was designed by Boston architect Willard P. Adden and built in 1905–06 after the collection of the former Lakeport library was moved to the recently built Gale Memorial Library in the center of Laconia. Its construction was funded by a bequest from Ossian Wilbur Goss, a local doctor who had died without natural heirs. The building officially became a branch of the Laconia library system in 1909, and continues to be administered in part by trustees of Goss's legacy. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Location

188 Elm St.
Laconia, Belknap County, New Hampshire
43.54932, -71.46603

Categories

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

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When was Goss, Ossian Wilbur, Reading Room listed on the National Register?

Goss, Ossian Wilbur, Reading Room was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 3, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Goss, Ossian Wilbur, Reading Room?

Goss, Ossian Wilbur, Reading Room is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Goss, Ossian Wilbur, Reading Room is recorded as the industrial era.

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