Modern Federal · Libraries

The Cook Memorial Library, the public library of Tamworth, New Hampshire. The 1895 Queen Anne Victorian building began as a private "social library" established by Parson Samuel Hidden; the building was given to the village in memory of Charles Cook, a prominent local businessman and politician

Tamworth · 1850–1939

The Cook Memorial Library, the public library of Tamworth, New Hampshire. The 1895 Queen Anne Victorian building began as a private "social library" established by Parson Samuel Hidden; the building was given to the village in memory of Charles Cook, a prominent local businessman and politician, Tamworth, 1850–1939
The Cook Memorial Library, the public library of Tamworth, New Hampshire. The 1895 Queen Anne Victorian building began as a private "social library" established by Parson Samuel Hidden; the building was given to the village in memory of Charles Cook, a prominent local businessman and politician, Tamworth, 1850–1939. Libraries — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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