Belmont in Belknap County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

Belmont Library

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 2, 2024

1. Belmont Library Marker

Inscription. has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior 1985

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.

Location. 43° 26.596′ N, 71° 28.925′ W. Marker is in Belmont, New Hampshire, in Belknap County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Mill Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 146 Main St, Belmont NH 03220, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Lakes Region.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Belmont Mill / Saving the Belmont Mill

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tale of a Trail (about 300 feet away); Lochmere Archeological District (approx. 3.3 miles away); The Centre Congregational Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); The 'Worsted' Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Tilton WWI Memorial (approx. 5.4 miles away); Live Free or Die (approx. 5½ miles away); Northfield Veteran's Memorial (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Belmont.

Regarding Belmont Library. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:

By the 1920's, the library was beginning to outgrow its quarters in the Hose House. There was an obvious need for a public library building. In February of 1927, George E. Duffy and Walter F. Duffy, the owners of the Belmont Hosiery Company, the textile mill that dominated the economy of Belmont village, offered to give the Town a new library building, fully equipped and accompanied by an endowment fund. … For the design of the library, the Duffys turned to the Hanover architectural firm of Wells & Hudson (Harry A. Wells and Archer E. Hudson), who proposed an excellent small Colonial Revival building. …

And on February
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 2, 2024

2. Belmont Library Marker
4, 1928, the library was dedicated with appropriate ceremony, Walter Duffy formally presenting the building to the Town. The public library, opened for business in its new quarters on the same day.

Also see . . . Belmont Public Library (pdf). National Register nomination for the library, which was listed in 1985. (Prepared by David Ruell, Lakes Region Planning Commission; via National Park Service) (Submitted on November 17, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 344 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 17, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.