Hartford Village in Windsor County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

The Hartford Library

Photographed by Conrad Ward, March 23, 2025

1. The Hartford Library Marker

Inscription. This property
has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
The
Hartford Library
Dedicated 1893 Rededicated 1993

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1893.

Location. 43° 39.687′ N, 72° 20.562′ W. Marker is in Hartford, Vermont, in Windsor County. It is in Hartford Village. It is on Maple Street (Vermont Route 14), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1587 Maple Street, White River Junction VT 05001, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Soldiers' Monument (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hartford High School Memorial Flagpole (approx. 1.2 miles away); Vermont (approx. 1.3 miles away); Jeffrey Scott Holmes (approx. 1.3 miles away); Gates Library (approx. 1.4 miles away); Smith Block (approx. 1.4 miles away); Paul E. Bennett (approx. 1.4 miles away); Dedicated to Ralph W. Lehman (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hartford.

Also see . . .
1. Hartford Library - National Register of Historic Places. The Hartford

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Public Library, a domestically scaled and detailed building, stands symbolically between the houses of its two benefactors on the main street of the village of Hartford. Late 19th-century architectural tastes and the cultural ambitions of Hartford's leading citizens during the village's most prosperous period are disclosed by the library's fashionable style and handsome detail. Constructed in 1893 in a style that combined elements of the Queen Anne and Colonial Revival, the two-story structure retains most of its original exterior and interior architectural fabric and details. The library survives as perhaps Hartford's only unaltered late 19th-century building, which strengthens the integrity of setting and association. Only the library structure and its associated lawn are included in the nominated acreage of approximately 0.1 acre. (Submitted on March 5, 2026.)

2. The Hartford Library History (Official Website).

The Hartford Library, Inc. is located at 1587 Maple Street in Hartford Village, in a beautiful Victorian building constructed in 1893.

In 1892 a group of prominent Hartford residents formed a corporation in order to provide a library for the benefit of the residents of the village of Hartford. Ephraim Morris, Samuel E. Pingree, Charles M. Cone, Edward W. Morris, and Horace C. Pease were appointed as the original Library Trustees.

Photographed by Conrad Ward, March 23, 2025

2. The Hartford Library Marker

(right of the front entrance)

(Submitted on March 5, 2026.)

3. Hartford Library (Wikipedia). (Submitted on March 5, 2026.)

Photographed by Conrad Ward, March 23, 2025

3. The Hartford Library Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2026, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 5, 2026, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.