Goodrich Memorial Library
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The Goodrich Memorial Library is a public library in Newport, Orleans County, Vermont. It is the largest and only one of two full-time libraries in the county. It is located at 202 Main Street in downtown Newport, in a Romanesque building constructed in 1899. Converse Goodhue Goodrich and his wife, Almira, donated money for the construction of a free library. The land was worth $6000, the building $20,000. Construction was started in 1898. It dedicated on September 1, 1899. Architect William Storey designed the building. The stock used to fund the operations of the library failed during the depression in 1933. This forced the library to enlist public support. In November 1983, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The library budget for 2008 is $160,550. Newport city contributes $99,000 of this amount. There are fireplaces fashioned of colored brick, rooms finished in red birch, Georgia pine, cypress, native spruce, Swanton red marble, with furnishings in quartered oak. The upstairs hall consists of an art room, decorated more or less in period style, a long hall for meetings, an office, and a reading room. There are several old paintings on display in the art room, and a display case of postcards and paraphernalia from Newport's history. Perhaps most noteworthy is the floor-to-ceiling wall of glass cases that house a variety of stuffed animals and natural curiosities. These include an alligator shot in Florida in the 1900s, an ostrich egg, and a flying squirrel found in Vermont. As they were originally preserved with mercury, they can only be handled and cared for by trained professionals. National Register of Historic Places listings in Orleans County, Vermont Media related to Goodrich Memorial Library at Wikimedia Commons
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When was Goodrich Memorial Library listed on the National Register?
Goodrich Memorial Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 23, 1983.
What type of historic resource is Goodrich Memorial Library?
Goodrich Memorial Library is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Goodrich Memorial Library?
The period of significance for Goodrich Memorial Library is recorded as the industrial era.
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