South Pomfret in Windsor County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
Abbott Memorial Library
Built 1905
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 3, 2024
1. Abbott Memorial Library Marker
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 1905.
Location. 43° 39.908′ N, 72° 32.352′ W. Marker is in Pomfret, Vermont, in Windsor County. It is in South Pomfret. It is at the intersection of Library Street and Stage Road, on the right when traveling south on Library Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15 Library St, South Pomfret VT 05067, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s Connecticut River Valley and in the Green Mountains. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Fisk Trophy Race of 1937
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Regarding Abbott Memorial Library. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
The Abbott Memorial Library was dedicated with great fanfare at a local ceremony attended by nearly 500 people. It was the gift of Ira A. Abbott to the residents of Pomfret. A Civil War veteran of the Union Army, Abbott dedicated the Pomfret library in memory of the communitys fallen soldiers and his parents, Daniel and Deborah Abbott, who had lived in the community.
The building welcomed the public on January 1, 1906, and was opened only on Saturdays for the next sixteen months. The modest library building was gifted to the trustees of the library, who hired a librarian to tend to the volumes of books and periodicalsdonated by Abbott and many other residents and friends of the library. With the hiring of the librarian in May 1907, the library was to be open more often for public use.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 3, 20242. Abbott Memorial Library Marker
The Abbott Memorial Library was designed in a high-style expression of the Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles combined and remains remarkably intact as constructed in 1905. The firm of H.M. Francis & Sons from Fitchburg, Massachusetts, was responsible for the design.
Also see . . . Abbott Memorial Library (PDF). National Register nomination for the library, which was listed in 2015. (Prepared by Laura Trieschmann, Devin Colman, Anne Bower and Abbott Memorial Library Trustees; via National Park Service) (Submitted on November 19, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
The Pomfret library, Vermont
, John Cotton Dana (1911); via HathiTrust (Public Domain), circa 1911
3. Judge Ira Anson Abbott (1845-1921)
Born in Bernard, Vt. (about seven miles north of Pomfret), he was a district judge in Massachusetts before sitting on the New Mexico Territorial Supreme Court frim 1904 to 1912.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 19, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
