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| Established | 1889 |
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| Location | Southport, Connecticut, United States |
| Type | American literature americana shakespeare |
| Founder | Virginia Marquand Monroe |
| Website | www |
Pequot Library Association | |
| Location | Southport, Connecticut, United States of America |
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| Built | 1894 |
| Architect | R.H. Robertson |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000898 |
| Added to NRHP | 1970 |
The Pequot Library is a public association and special collections library in Southport, Connecticut. It was founded in 1887, and opened in 1894 with financial and organizational support from the Marquand Family. The library is known for its robust special collections, including William Shakespeare's First Folio, John James Audubon's Birds of America, and William Morris' work with the Kelmscott Press, as well as the first cookbook ever printed, De honesta voluptae et valetudine. The Library also has a vast circulating collection of over 105,000 books and other materials.[1]
The building, constructed in 1894 by Robert Henderson Roberston in the Romanesque Revival style, is a Contributing Property to the Southport Historic District, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It contains numerous architectural marvels, including a glass floored stacks wing, Tiffany glass windows, among other features.[1]
The library takes its name from the Pequot group of 80 to 100 who had earlier fled their home territory in the Mystic area and taken refuge with approximately 200 Sasqua people who inhabited the area that is now Fairfield.[2]
- ^ a b "Our Story". Pequot Library official website. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
- ^ "Pequot War Battlefield Project". Fairfield Museum and History Center. Retrieved 2023-10-02.