Scoville Library, Salisbury

Name: Scoville Library
Address: 38 Main St, Salisbury, 06068-1805, United States

#1 among attractions in Salisbury

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Scoville Memorial Library is the public library of Salisbury, Connecticut. Established in 1803, it was the first in the United States open to the public free of charge. It is located at 38 Main Street, in an architecturally distinguished Romanesque 1894 building donated by Jonathan Scoville, a local philanthropist. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. ()

Built: 1894 (131 years ago)Coordinates: 41°58'51"N, 73°25'23"W

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38 Main StSalisbury 06068-1805 United States

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Scoville Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brace Mountain, Bartholomew's Cobble, Lawrence FIeld, Colonel John Ashley House.

5.7 miNW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Brace Mountain, Taconic State Park – Rudd Pond Area
145 min walk • Brace Mountain is the peak of a ridge in the southern Taconic Mountains, near the tripoint of the U.S. states of New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts.
6.4 miNE
Outdoor activities, Museum, Natural history museum
Bartholomew's Cobble, Sheffield
163 min walk • Bartholomew's Cobble is a 329-acre National Natural Landmark, open space preserve, agricultural preserve, and bio-reserve located in southwest Massachusetts in the village of Ashley Falls abutting Canaan, Connecticut.
5.8 miNE
Park
Lawrence FIeld, Canaan
148 min walk • The Isaac Lawrence House is a historic house on Elm Street in the Canaan Village of North Canaan, Connecticut. Built about 1751 by one of the town's first settlers, the house has served as a residence and tavern, serving customers on the adjacent travel route.
6.4 miNE
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Colonel John Ashley House, Sheffield
164 min walk • The Colonel John Ashley House is a historic house museum at 117 Cooper Hill Road in Sheffield, Massachusetts. Built in 1735 by a prominent local leader, it is one of the oldest houses in southern Berkshire County. The museum is owned and operated by The Trustees of Reservations, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
5.7 miNW
Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Frissell, Mount Washington State Forest
146 min walk • Mount Frissell, 2,454 feet, which straddles the border of southwest Massachusetts and northwest Connecticut, is a prominent peak of the Taconic Range.
5.6 miNW
Hiking, Hiking trail
South Taconic Trail, Taconic State Park – Rudd Pond Area
144 min walk • The South Taconic Trail is a 21.3 mi hiking trail in the Taconic Mountains of southwest Massachusetts and adjacent New York.