Newmarket in Rockingham County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

John Webster Hall

1884

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 2, 2024

1. John Webster Hall Marker

Inscription. The town's first circulating library, the Newmarket Social Library, had no formal building patrons gathered in private homes for literary events. The current library was built for the town's mill workers with a gift from sea captain John Webster, a mill agent, clerk, and treasurer for the Newmarket Manufacturing Co. The company later donated the library to the town.

Erected by Newmarket Main Street Corporation. (Marker Number 43.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. In addition, it is included in the New Hampshire, Newmarket Downtown Walking Tour series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.

Location. 43° 4.89′ N, 70° 56.126′ W. Marker is in Newmarket, New Hampshire, in Rockingham County. It can be reached from the intersection of Elm Street and Main Street (New Hampshire Route 108), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Elm St, Newmarket NH 03857, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on New Hampshire’s Seacoast. It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Newmarket Manufacturing Company c. 1823-1934 (within shouting distance of this marker); No. 1 Mill (within shouting distance of this marker); No. 2 Mill (about 400 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); No. 4 Mill (about 500 feet away); Cpl. Robert F. White Memorial (about 500 feet away); Brooks Block (about 600 feet away); Branscomb's Tavern (about 600 feet away); Kingman Building (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newmarket.

Also see . . . Site Number 43. John Webster Hall. Built in 1884, this is Newmarket’s first and only public library building. But there were earlier libraries. In 1801 Wentworth Cheswill joined four other townsmen to establish Newmarket’s first library. It was a private subscription library, and in his will, Cheswill left his share in the “Newmarket Social Library” to his wife. (New Market Historical Society) (Submitted on November 14, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 2, 2024

2. John Webster Hall Marker

Marker is at the right corner, just below the tree limbs.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 14, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.