National Register of Historic Places

Abbott Memorial Library

Pomfret, Windsor County, Vermont
Listed
January 6, 2015
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
14001141

About this property

The Abbott Memorial Library is the public library serving the village of South Pomfret, Vermont. It is located at 15 Library Street, in an architecturally distinguished building constructed in 1905 through a bequest of the local Abbott family. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. The Abbott Memorial Library circulating collection includes books and media, and is part of the state's interlibrary loan service. Internet service is available at the library, and it has a meeting space available for community use. The Abbott Memorial Library is located in the center of South Pomfret village, at the northwest corner of Library and Stage Streets. It is a single-story masonry structure, built out of brick and stone, set on a raised fieldstone foundation. It is covered by a terra cotta hip roof, with decorations at the crest, as well as at the crests of its hip dormers and the gabled entrance portico. Windows are sash, with the upper sashes having patterned glazing. The entrance portico is supported by paired Tuscan columns, which support an entablature and a gable with a half-round window in it. The library was funded through a bequest made in 1903 by Ira Abbott, a prominent local attorney, which supported the acquisition of the land and the construction of the building. The library has had state accreditation since 1999, and is funded by a combination of public and private funding. It is overseen by a board of trustees. National Register of Historic Places listings in Windsor County, Vermont

Location

15 Library St.
Pomfret, Windsor County, Vermont
43.66512, -72.53923

Categories

ARCHITECTUREEDUCATION
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Abbott Memorial Library listed on the National Register?

Abbott Memorial Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 6, 2015.

What type of historic resource is Abbott Memorial Library?

Abbott Memorial Library is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Abbott Memorial Library?

The period of significance for Abbott Memorial Library is recorded as the industrial era.

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