Peabody Library (Thetford, Vermont)
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Peabody Library
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| image = Peabody Library, Post Mills, Vermont.jpg
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| location=7922 VT Route 113, Thetford, Vermont
| coordinates = {{coord|43|53|7|N|72|15|40|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Vermont#USA
| built = {{Start date|1867}}
| architecture = Greek Revival, Italianate
| added = September 27, 1984
| area = {{convert|0.3|acre}}
| refnum = 84003466{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
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The Peabody Library is one of two public libraries buildings in Thetford, Vermont, USA. Serving the village of Post Mills, it was built in 1867, and is the oldest active library in the state federation of public libraries. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Architecture and history
The Peabody Library stands near the western end of the dispersed rural village of Post Mills in northern Thetford, just south of the junction of Vermont Routes 113 and 244. It is a modest single-story wood-frame building, with a gabled roof and clapboarded exterior. It is well decorated with Greek Revival and early Italianate features, including quoined corners, tall windows topped by corniced lintels and a recessed front porch supported by paneled pilasters. Above the porch is a fully pedimented gable with oculus window at the center. The interior has a single large chamber, which includes a narrow mezzanine level accessed by winding stairs near the front corners.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|84003466}}|title=NRHP nomination for Peabody Library|publisher=National Park Service |author=Hugh Henry|date=1984|accessdate=September 5, 2016}} with {{NRHP url|id=84003466|photos=y|title=photos from 1984}}
The library was a gift to the community of Post Mills by George Peabody, one of the first great American philanthropists. Peabody spent some time in Post Mills as a teenager, where his maternal grandfather lived. Peabody's grant of $5,000 paid for purchase of the land, construction of the building and acquisition of 1,100 volumes. The Thetford library system also includes the more modern Latham Library, located in Thetford Hill.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://thetfordlibrary.org/?page_id=51 Peabody Library web site]
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Category:Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, Vermont
Category:Greek Revival architecture in Vermont
Category:Italianate architecture in Vermont
Category:Library buildings completed in 1867
Category:Buildings and structures in Thetford, Vermont
Category:1867 establishments in Vermont
Category:Libraries established in 1867