Shedd-Porter Memorial Library
Shedd-Porter Memorial Library | |
| Location | 3 Main St., Alstead, New Hampshire |
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| Coordinates | 43°08′58″N 72°21′42″W / 43.149384°N 72.361645°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1910 |
| Architect | McLean & Wright |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 10001086 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 2010 |
| Designated NHSRHP | January 24, 2011 |
The Shedd-Porter Memorial Library, located at 3 Main Street, is the public library of Alstead, New Hampshire. The library building was a gift to the town from John Graves Shedd and Mary Roenna (Porter) Shedd, and is a Beaux Arts building built in 1910 to a design by William H. McLean and Albert H. Wright. Shedd also donated 2,000 books to the library, whose collection now exceeds 10,000 volumes. The library building, one of the finest of the period in the state, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010, and the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places in 2011.