Newtown in Fairfield County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)

Cyrenius H. Booth Library

Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 12, 2011

1. Cyrenius H. Booth Library Marker

Inscription. Cyrenius H. Booth Library
Has Been Placed On The
National Register
Of Historic Places
By The United States
Department of the Interior
1932

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1932.

Location. 41° 24.736′ N, 73° 18.504′ W. Marker is in Newtown, Connecticut, in Fairfield County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Connecticut Route 25) and Church Hill Road (Connecticut Route 6), on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Located on the front of the Cyrenius H. Booth Library. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 25 Main Street, Newtown CT 06470, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Rochambeau (within shouting distance of this marker); Newtown Meeting House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Newtown (approx. ¼ mile away); Rev. John Beach, A.M. (approx. 0.3 miles away); Newtown Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); In Commemoration (approx. 0.4 miles away); Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route (approx. 0.4 miles away); Where Rochambeau Crossed the Housatonic River (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newtown.

Regarding Cyrenius H. Booth Library.

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The Cyrenius H. Booth Library was a posthumous gift of Newtown's benefactress, Mary Elizabeth Hawley. It was named after her maternal grandfather who served as a physician in Newtown for fifty years, between 1820 and his death in 1871.

Also see . . . Cyrenius H. Booth Library. (Submitted on May 13, 2011, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Cyrenius H. Booth Library image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 12, 2011

2. Cyrenius H. Booth Library

The marker is at the right of the entrance door.

Cyrenius H. Booth Library Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 12, 2011

3. Cyrenius H. Booth Library Sign

1932
The
Cyrenius H.
Booth
Library

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2011, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 679 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 13, 2011, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.