Bennington_Free_Library
Bennington Free Library is a public library located at 101 Silver Street in Bennington, Vermont.
| Bennington Free Library | |
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| 42.87785634680036°N 73.19321634814088°W / 42.87785634680036; -73.19321634814088 | |
| Location | Bennington, Vermont, US |
| Type | Public library |
| Established | 1865 |
| Other information | |
| Website | https://benningtonfreelibrary.org/ |
The library was established in 1865, by Trenor W. Park and Seth B. Hunt, on the corner of Main and Silver Streets.[1][2] Originally, and costing in total 10,000 USD, a room was "fitted up as a library" on the second floor of the as yet unfinished building.[3] The Town of Bennington then, in 1897, voted to appropriate funds towards making library materials available free of charge.
In 1936 a new library was constructed adjacent to the original, and donated in memory of Park by his son.[4] The architect for the 1936 library was Herbert Turner.[4] In the late 1980s, the library went through significant renovations, including the construction of a bridge between the nineteenth and twentieth century buildings.[5]
- William Morgan (9 July 2013). Bennington and the Civil War. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. pp. 108–. ISBN 978-1-62584-626-6.
- John J. Duffy; Samuel B. Hand; Ralph H. Orth (2003). The Vermont Encyclopedia. UPNE. pp. 54–. ISBN 978-1-58465-086-7.
- Abby Maria Hemenway (1891). The Vermont Historical Gazetteer: A Magazine, Embracing a History of Each Town, Civil, Ecclesiastical, Biographical and Military. Carrie E.H. Page. pp. 7–. ISBN 978-0-415-21631-9.
- Bennington Historical Society; Bennington Museum (28 July 2014). Bennington. Arcadia Publishing Incorporated. pp. 29–. ISBN 978-1-4396-4639-7.
- "History". Bennington Free Library. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2022.