Franconia in Grafton County, New Hampshire — The American Northeast (New England)

Abbie Greenleaf Library

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2025

1. Abbie Greenleaf Library Marker

Inscription.

Listed in
National Register
of Historic Places
June 13, 2003

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 44° 13.603′ N, 71° 44.709′ W. Marker is in Franconia, New Hampshire, in Grafton County. It is on Main Street (New Hampshire Route 18) south of Church Street ( Route 116), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 439 Main Street, Franconia NH 03580, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Hampshire’s White Mountains.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Great North Woods,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Stone Iron Furnace (approx. half a mile away); 1889 Iron Bridge (approx. half a mile away); Early Franconia (approx. half a mile away); Iron Furnace (approx. half a mile away); Franconia College (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Frost Place (approx. 1.1 miles away); "Poetry and Nature Trail" (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Franconia.

Regarding Abbie Greenleaf Library. National Register Statement of Significance excerpt:

The Abbie Greenleaf Library is an extremely rare New Hampshire example of the Jacobethan Revival style. Architecturally the library retains integrity of location, design,

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setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association for 1912, the date of completion. The Abbie Greenleaf Library is an extremely well-preserved structure. It is also noteworthy for its sympathetic rear addition completed in 1971, an early example of library additions in New Hampshire and one that successfully complements the historic
main block and accommodates the operational needs of the library.

Also see . . .
1. Abbie Greenleaf Library National Register Registration Form. (Submitted on August 2, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Who Was Abbie Greenleaf?. (Submitted on August 2, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Abbie Greenleaf Library image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2025

2. Abbie Greenleaf Library

Abbie Greenleaf Library Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 27, 2025

3. Abbie Greenleaf Library Entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on August 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 105 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 2, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.