Gale Memorial Library

Gale Memorial Library
Gale Memorial Library is located in New Hampshire
Gale Memorial Library
Gale Memorial Library is located in the United States
Gale Memorial Library
Location695 Main St., Laconia, New Hampshire
Coordinates43°31′47″N 71°28′17″W / 43.52972°N 71.47139°W / 43.52972; -71.47139
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1901 (1901)
ArchitectBrigham, Charles
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.85002185[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 12, 1985

The Gale Memorial Library is the public library of Laconia, New Hampshire. It is located at 695 Main Street in a Richardsonian Romanesque building, whose 1901–03 construction was funded by a bequest from Napoleon Bonaparte Gale, a local banker. The building was designed by Boston architect Charles Brigham, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Gale Memorial Library". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-08-11.