Brewster Memorial Hall

Brewster Memorial Hall
Location S. Main and Union Sts., Wolfeboro, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°35′5″N 71°12′37″W / 43.58472°N 71.21028°W / 43.58472; -71.21028Coordinates: 43°35′5″N 71°12′37″W / 43.58472°N 71.21028°W / 43.58472; -71.21028
Area 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built 1888 (1888)
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 83001129[1]
Added to NRHP September 8, 1983

Brewster Memorial Hall is the town hall of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. It is located at the junction of South Main Street and Union Street in the town center. Its construction was the result of a bequest from Wolfeboro native John W. Brewster, with terms stipulating that the building should resemble the Sargent Hall in Merrimac, Massachusetts. Boston architect James T. Kelley designed Brewster Hall to meet these terms, providing more space in the rear for an enlarged library, and styling it in the Romanesque Revival rather than the more Gothic styling of Sargent Hall. The brick two story building was built in 1888-90 at a cost reported to be about $50,000. The building's most prominent feature is a 101-foot (31 m) tower that rises from the building's southwest corner.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Brewster Memorial Hall" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-04-28.


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