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Gale Memorial Library

The Gale Memorial Library is the public library of Laconia, New Hampshire. It is located at 695 Main Street in a Richardsonian Romanesque building, whose 1901–03 construction was funded by a bequest from Napoleon Bonaparte Gale, a local banker. The building was designed by Boston architect Charles Brigham, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Architecture and history Gale Memorial Library is located on the north side of downtown Laconia, occupying a generous landscaped parcel at the northeast corner of Main and Church streets. The original building is a roughly cruciform two-story masonry structure, built out of red New Brunswick granite with white Maine granite trim. It is covered by a tall hip roof, and has a rounded apse at the southern end. The front facade, facing Main Street, has a square tower at the right which has a rounded stair projection at one corner, each separately roofed by pyramidal and conical roofs respectively. The entrance is set next to the tower, projecting under an arched shelter. To its left is a projecting hip-roof section, fronted by a bowed single-story projection with parapet. Laconia's public library was authorized by the town in 1878 and opened in 1879 in a downtown commercial space. After several moves, it moved into this building in 1903. It was built through a bequest from Napoleon Bonaparte Gale, whose will included provisions giving the city $25,000 for public amenities, including $10,000 for the library. It also included provisions for using more of the estate for the library, should costs require it. In all, $60,000 was spent on the library grounds and building. It was designed by Charles Brigham of Boston, and is one of the most impressive examples of Romanesque architecture in the state. The 1957 addition, which added a children's room, auditorium, and workroom, was designed by Prescott & Erickson. Executed in brick and with simpler styling, it is sited to leave major views of the original building intact. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Belknap County, New Hampshire References External links Laconia Library website
Maj. John Gilman House

The Maj. John Gilman House is a historic house at 25 Cass Street in Exeter, New Hampshire, United States. Built in 1738, it is a well-preserved example of a Georgian gambrel-roof house, further notable for its association with the locally prominent Gilman family. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Description and history The John Gilman House is located north of Exeter's commercial and civic downtown area, at the southeast corner of Cass and Park streets. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a gambrel roof and clapboarded exterior. Its main facade is five bays wide, with a central entrance flanked by pilasters and topped by a transom and gabled pediment. Windows are topped by shallow projecting cornices on the ground floor, and butt against the eave on the second floor. The windows themselves appear to be c. 1830 Greek Revival replacements, and are narrower and taller than typical Georgian windows. The interior was subjected to a careful restoration of its 18th-century character in the 1960s. The house was built in 1738 by Colonel John Gilman for his son, also named John. The elder Gilman lived in the nearby Gilman Garrison House, in which his son was born. It is one of only three gambrel-roofed houses to survive in the town from the Georgian period, and it is the least-altered of those. The Gilmans, both father and son, were prominent in the local militia and town affairs. Later residents included Thomas Odiorne, son-in-law of the younger Gilman, who was a successful merchant and manufacturer of equipment and parts for sailing ships. Major John Gilman held an enslaved African boy of fourteen years old, Caesar Nero Paul, in this house as a house-boy. Caesar later accompanied him to the French and Indian Wars, was captured, then returned to Exeter in 1771 and lived as a free man. Caesar married Lovey Rollins and was the father of noted Baptist minister Rev. Thomas Paul and two other ministers. His daughter Rhoda married noted black Revolutionary soldier Jude Hall, and another daughter, Nancy, was the mother of black abolitionist poet James Monroe Whitfield. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockingham County, New Hampshire References
William Hale House

The William Hale House is a historic house at 5 Hale Street in Dover, New Hampshire. Built in 1806, it is one of the few early houses in southeastern New Hampshire for which the architect is known with certainty. It is also the only definitively known work of that architect, Bradbury Johnson, who had a reputation for craftsmanship across the state's Seacoast Region. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It presently serves as the parish house for the adjacent St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Description and history The William Hale House is located on the south side of Hale Street, opposite Dover City Hall and just east of St. Thomas Episcopal Church. It is a three-story wood-frame structure set close to the street, five bays wide, whose third floor windows are smaller than those on the lower floors. The center entry is sheltered by a modest portico supported by Doric columns and matching pilasters. At the back of the house is a modern parish hall, which physically connects the house to the adjacent church. The house was built in 1806 for William Hale by Bradbury Johnson, a noted local builder-designer of the period. William Hale was a successful merchant, and this house was one of the finest of the Federal era in Dover. The house was originally located nearer the center, on the site where Dover City Hall now stands, overlooking the waterfront where Hale owned a wharf. In 1890 it was moved to its present location after the city took the land by eminent domain. The property was purchased by the church from Hale's descendants in 1901. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Strafford County, New Hampshire References
John Hart House (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)

The John Hart House is a historic house at 403 The Hill in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Built in the late 18th century, this comparatively modest house exhibits stylistic changes reflective of architectural trends up to the mid 19th century. It was moved to its present location in the 1970s as part of a road widening project. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Description and history The John Hart House stands in The Hill, a cluster of closely spaced historic houses bounded on the north by Deer Street and the east by High Street at the northern edge of downtown Portsmouth. This grouping was created by a road widening project from houses originally located on or near Deer Street. This house is located on the west side of the cluster, just south of the Daniel Pinkham House and west of the Phoebe Hart House. It is a three-story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof, two interior chimneys, and a clapboarded exterior, and is oriented facing west. The main facade is five bays wide, with a center entrance sheltered by a Greek Revival portico with Corinthian columns. Its windows are framed by Federal-period eared moulding. The interior includes a Georgian-style central stair, with an arched Georgian window above the landing. Some of the fireplace surrounds reflect Federal and Greek Revival restylings. When first built in the mid-18th century, this house was a two-story wood-frame structure. Early in the 18th century a third floor was added, and it was given extensive Federal-style treatment. These alterations included the replacement of original Georgian windows with long windows with eared surrounds. In the 1830s, the Greek Revival portico was added, and Victorian fireplaces were also added. Additions were originally in place on the rear of the house, and in the 20th century it had been adapted for use as a nursing home. It was moved to its present location as part of a redevelopment project, and presently houses commercial offices. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockingham County, New Hampshire References
Kensington Town House

The Kensington Town House is the town hall of Kensington, New Hampshire. Located at 95 Amesbury Road (New Hampshire Route 150), the single-story wood-frame building was erected in 1846, and has been its only purpose-built municipal hall. It is a good local example of civic Greek Revival architecture, and its hall has historically hosted town meetings and social functions. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. Description and history The Kensington Town House is located near the geographic center of the town, on the west side of Amesbury Road at its junction with Osgood Road. It is set in a small cluster of civic buildings that includes two Greek Revival churches. It is a 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. Its main facade faces roughly east, and is basically symmetrical, with a pair of entrances flanking a central sash window. The entrances are flanked by pilasters and topped by transom windows and peaked entablatures. The building corners are also pilastered, with an entablature running below the eaves along the sides. In the gable above is a triangular panel, on which is mounted a flagpole stand, from which an American flag is normally hung. The interior has a meeting space on the main level, and a basement space in which town offices are kept. The town of Kensington was originally part of first Hampton and then Hampton Falls, before being separately incorporated in 1762. Its first colonial meeting house was built in this area in 1733, and the second replaced it in 1770–71. By the 1840s religious groups had ended their use of the building, which was judged too large for the town's needs. The old building was dismantled and the present structure built in 1846. Its original foundation included stones used from that of the old building, and it may incorporate timbers of the old structure. The building was enlarged in the 1880s, and a two-story addition (its height obscured because of lower grade) was added in 1918, at which time the stage and proscenium were added to the main hall. In addition to housing town meetings, the building has hosted private events, community organizational meetings, and social events such as dances and balls. In the 1970s, the town began using a new and larger American Legion hall for its town meetings. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockingham County, New Hampshire References
Kenyon Bridge

The Kenyon Bridge, also known as the Blacksmith Shop Bridge, is a historic covered bridge spanning Mill Brook near Town House Road in Cornish, New Hampshire, United States. Built in 1882, it is one of New Hampshire's few surviving 19th-century covered bridges. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Description and history The Kenyon Bridge is located in a wooded rural setting, a short way east of Town House Road about 0.3 miles (0.48 km) south of its junction with Center Road. It spans Mill Brook in a roughly east-west orientation. It is 96 feet (29 m) long and 14.5 feet (4.4 m) wide, with a roadbed 90 feet (27 m) long and 13 feet (4.0 m) wide. The bridge rests on dry-laid stone abutments. The bridge's multiple kingpost trusses are sheltered by a sheet metal roof, with vertical plank siding covering the lower 1/3 of the trusses. Each truss consists of 28 panel sections between 29 posts. The bridge was built in 1882 by James Frederick Tasker (1826–1903), a local builder well known for his bridges. Its historic name, Blacksmith Shop Bridge, derives from a shop nearby owned by blacksmith John Fellows. It underwent a major rehabilitation in 1963. It is now closed to vehicular traffic, but open to pedestrians. On Town House Rd, at the approximate DD coordinates of 43.463, -72.3539, a sign for Covered Bridge No. 21 marks this bridge. Images See also References External links New Hampshire DHR page on the bridge (dated info) Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NH-40, "Kenyon Bridge, Spanning Mill Brook, Town House Road, Cornish City, Sullivan County, NH", 13 photos, 7 data pages, 1 photo caption page
New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Il New Hampshire Motor Speedway è un circuito automobilistico statunitense situato a Loudon nel New Hampshire. L'autodromo è di proprietà della Speedway Motorsports, e ha una capacità di 88.000 persone. Voci correlate Lista di circuiti NASCAR Altri progetti Wikimedia Commons contiene immagini o altri file su New Hampshire Motor Speedway Collegamenti esterni Sito ufficiale, su nhms.com.
New Hampshire Motor Speedway

De New Hampshire Motor Speedway is een ovaal racecircuit gelegen in Loudon, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. De speedway is 1,7 km lang en opende in 1990. Het circuit werd in de jaren 90 gebruikt voor races uit de Champ Car series en de IndyCar Series. Momenteel worden er races gehouden voor onder meer de NASCAR Nationwide Series, de NASCAR Sprint Cup en de NASCAR Truck Series. De naam van het circuit was voorheen 2008 New Hampshire International Speedway . Vanaf 2011 wordt er opnieuw een IndyCar-race gereden. Winnaars op het circuit Winnaars op het circuit voor een race uit de Champ Car kalender. Winnaars op het circuit voor een race uit de IndyCar Series. Zie ook Lenox Industrial Tools 301 Sylvania 300 Externe link (en) Officiële website
New Hampshire Motor Speedway

New Hampshire Motor Speedway é um circuito oval, localizado na cidade norte-americana de Loudon, no estado de New Hampshire, onde é realizada a prova automobilística New England 200. Inaugurado em junho de 1990, após 9 meses em construção. Possui 1.058 milhas ou 1693 kms de extensão com 12° de inclinação nas curvas e 2° nas retas. O circuito já foi utilizado em corridas da Champ Car entre 1992 e 1995, entre as provas da Indy Racing League entre 1996 e 1998 e desde seu ano de inauguração mantém provas da NASCAR. Foi o palco de um dos principal acontecimentos automobilísticos para o Brasil, em 19 de agosto de 1995. O piloto brasileiro André Ribeiro, correndo pela equipe Tasman, bateu o recorde da pista, durante a prova classificatória para o gride de largada, com a impressionante velocidade de 177,427 Mph (237 km/h). Ele também venceu a prova daquele final de semana. Fato que jamais será igualado ou superado, pois o autódromo foi demolido para dar lugar a um novo. O circuito também foi palco, no ano de 2000, de 2 acidentes fatais, vitimando Adam Petty, neto do hepta-campeão da NASCAR Richard Petty, e Kenny Irwin Jr. Após esses acidentes, os diretores do autódromo exigiram, por questões de segurança, a utilização de placas restritoras iguais as utilizadas em superspeedways como Daytona e Talladega. Ligações externas (em inglês) Site oficial
New Hampshire Motor Speedway

New Hampshire Motor Speedway är en amerikansk racerbana, bestående av en oval över 1,058 miles (cirka 1,7 km), samt en road course. Historia Banan byggdes till 1989 som en road course, och expanderades kort därefter till en oval för NASCAR:s Winston Cup Series. Även CART adderades till schemat efter några år, men när serien splittrades i två gick bana över till IndyCar Series under tre års tid. Banan har oftast varit välbesökt i NASCAR-tävlingarna, och det hålls två tävlingar på banan. Två dödskrascher under testkörning för mindre kända förare år 2000 fick NASCAR att köra med restriktorplatta under ett race på banan, men det experimentet föll inte väl ut, och efter att bilarnas säkerhet förbättrats körs bilarna numera som normalt. Banrekordet för NASCAR ligger på 133 miles per hour, vilket motsvarar cirka 215 km/h. Externa länkar Officiell webbplats
Meredith Public Library

The Meredith Public Library is located at 91 Main Street in Meredith, New Hampshire. It is housed in a handsome brick Classical Revival structure designed by George Swan and built in 1900–01, with a major expansion in 1985. It was a gift from Benjamin Smith as a memorial to his parents, and is known as the Benjamin M. Smith Memorial Library. The building, one of the town's most architecturally sophisticated buildings, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Architecture and history The Meredith Public Library stands in the town center of Meredith, on the west side of Main Street opposite its junction with Lake Street. It is set on a rise, and looks over the southern end of the village commercial district. It is a single-story masonry structure with Classical Revival styling. The original main block is a T-shaped structure with a hipped roof and a slightly projecting gable above an entry recessed under a round arch. The building corners are pilastered, and there are bands of elaborate corbelling below the main roof. Windows are typically set in rectangular openings, with stone sills and keystoned lintels. The rear wing is less architecturally sophisticated, but with sympathetic styling. The building interior retains many original features, including panelled wainscoting, and Palladian carved motifs on arches separating sections of the interior. Prior to the construction of this building, Meredith's public library was housed in rented quarters. Construction of this building in 1900-01 was funded by Benjamin Smith as a memorial to his parents, with the proviso that the town acquire the land. It was designed by George Swan, and is the second library in New Hampshire's Lakes Region that was built in the Classical Revival style. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Belknap County, New Hampshire References External links Meredith Public Library
Prentiss Bridge

The Prentiss Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Langdon, New Hampshire. Built about 1874, it spans Great Brook just east of the modern alignment of Chester Turnpike, which it carried until it was bypassed by a modern bridge in 1955. At 36 feet (11 m) in length, it is the shortest 19th-century covered bridge built for use on a public roadway in New Hampshire that is still standing. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Description and history The Prentiss Bridge is located in a rural setting in southern Langdon, spanning Great Brook east of Chester Turnpike, about 0.2 miles (0.32 km) south of its junction with Lower Cemetery Road. It is a Town lattice truss, 36 feet long and 15 feet (4.6 m) wide, set on stone abutments. Its exterior is finished in vertical board siding, with a ventilation gap between the siding and the gabled roof. Bridges are known to have stood on the site since at least 1791, when the town requested a report on a bridge standing here. In 1794, the town appropriated funds to build a bridge near the mill of Jabez Rockwell and John Prentiss. In 1874, the town appropriated $1,000 to replace that structure; the present bridge was presumably built soon afterward. Langdon's Prentiss Bridge was constructed by Albert S. Granger in 1874. The town of Langdon paid $1,062.09 for the project. Granger himself was paid $197.50 for labor, $34.97 for lumber, bolts, and spike, and $23 for the use of a derrick; nineteen other men were paid for labor and supplies. The Prentiss Bridge was bypassed in 1955. A new, two-lane steel and concrete bridge was constructed next to the Prentiss Bridge to allow traffic to cross Great Brook without the bottleneck caused by the one-lane bridge. Measuring thirty-five feet long, the Prentiss Bridge is the shortest historic covered bridge in New Hampshire. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Sullivan County, New Hampshire List of New Hampshire covered bridges List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire References
Newington station (New Hampshire)

The Newington Railroad Depot is a historic railroad station on Bloody Point Road in Newington, New Hampshire. Built in 1873, it is an unusual railroad-related structure, serving as a passenger and freight depot, and as the residence of the stationmaster, who also performed the role of toll collector for the nearby bridge. It is the only surviving 19th-century railroad-related structure in Newington. Now vacant and owned by the state, the building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. Description and history The former Newington Railroad Depot is located near the tip of Bloody Point, a peninsular projection that separates New Hampshire's Great Bay from the Piscataqua River. It is located on the west side of a former railroad alignment, and its 3.87-acre (1.57 ha) parcel includes foundational remains of a period bridge abutment. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. The east side faced the tracks, and has one entrance that historically led to the waiting room; there are two entrances on the west side. The building was constructed in 1873 by the Dover and Portsmouth Railroad to provide passenger and freight services, and to provide housing for the stationmaster. This type of depot, integrating all of the functions and providing housing, was generally rare, and this surviving example is particularly well preserved. The bridge across the mouth of Great Bay was completed in 1874, carrying a single railroad track as well as space for carriages and pedestrians. The stationmaster, in addition to managing the station, collected tolls for pedestrians and carriages crossing the bridge, and operated the swing section of the bridge to permit boat traffic to pass. It remained in service until the completion of the General Sullivan Bridge in 1934. The rail line was subsequently abandoned, and the nearby tracks were taken up in 1940. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockingham County, New Hampshire References
Newmarket Industrial and Commercial Historic District

The Newmarket Industrial and Commercial Historic District encompasses the heart of a distinctive 19th century mill town, Newmarket, New Hampshire. Its mill complex is regionally distinctive for its extensive use of stone from an early date, and the town is relatively well-preserved due to a significant economic decline after the mills closed in 1920. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The Stone School, listed in 1978, is a contributing resource. Description and history The town of Newmarket was incorporated in 1737, and was initially a shipping center, based on the Lamprey River, a tributary of the Piscataqua River. In the early 19th century, the power of the Lamprey River was harnessed by textile manufacturing businesses, which fueled the community's growth into the early 20th century. That industry then declined, leaving a distinctive architectural legacy in New Hampshire's Seacoast Region. The most notable aspects of the town's buildings is the use of stone, in contrast to other mill towns of southern New England, which predominantly used brick. The use of stone was not limited to the mills themselves: the historic district also has examples of stone houses, churches, and schools. The historic district extends along Main Street (New Hampshire Route 108) between Gerry Street and Elm Street, Exeter between Gerry and Main, Nichols and Central streets, and a number of smaller adjacent streets between Main Street and Granite and Spring streets. Its principal eastern boundary is the Lamprey River, along which the surviving mill buildings are arrayed. Commercial buildings are mainly located across Main Street from the mills, with residential housing on side streets. A cluster of town buildings and a church are located at the junction of South Main Street and Beech Street Extension. The town hall is a handsome Greek Revival brick building constructed in 1847. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockingham County, New Hampshire References