Noah Webster Memorial Library, West Hartford

Name: Noah Webster Memorial Library
Address: West Hartford, United States

#22 among attractions in West Hartford

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The 1917 Noah Webster Memorial Library building is a historic library building at 7 North Main Street in West Hartford, Connecticut. Built to a design by the Hartford firm Davis & Brooks, it is a prominent local example of Colonial Revival architecture. It housed the town library between 1917 and 1937, and later served as a YMCA/YWCA hall and a senior center. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. It is now used as a commercial space. ()

Built: 1915 (109 years ago)Coordinates: 41°45'41"N, 72°43'7"W

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West Hartford United States

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Noah Webster Memorial Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mark Twain House, Blue Back Square, Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, Elizabeth Park.

1 miNE
Museum, History museum, Gothic Revival architecture
Mark Twain House, Hartford
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1.1 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre, Department store
Blue Back Square, West Hartford
29 min walk • Blue Back Square is a mixed-use development located adjacent to West Hartford Center, in West Hartford, Connecticut. It is an example of New Urbanism, combining retail and residential space.
1 miE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, Hartford
26 min walk • The Harriet Beecher Stowe House is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at 73 Forest Street in Hartford, Connecticut that was once the home of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of the 1852 novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.
0.9 miN
Park, Garden, Jogging paths and tracks
Elizabeth Park, West Hartford
22 min walk • Elizabeth Park is a city park located in Hartford and West Hartford, Connecticut. It covers 102 acres and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The site was previously owned by financier Charles M.
0.9 miW
Museum, Children's museum
The Children's Museum, West Hartford
25 min walk • The Children's Museum is the oldest and largest museum for children in Connecticut, United States. The museum was founded in 1927 as the Children's Museum of Hartford, and was known until 2006 as The Science Center of Connecticut.
1.1 miNE
Museum, History museum, Library
Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford
28 min walk • The Connecticut Historical Society is a private, non-profit organization that serves as the official statewide historical society of Connecticut. Established in Hartford in 1825, the CHS is one of the oldest historical societies in the US.
0.7 miSE
Church
Grace Episcopal Church, Hartford
18 min walk • St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, known more recently as the Templo Sion Pentecostal Church, is a historic church at 1886-1906 Park Street in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Built in 1900, it is a good example of Romanesque Revival design.
~1320 ftN
Synagogue
Congregation Beth Israel, West Hartford
7 min walk • Congregation Beth Israel is a synagogue located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The synagogue is one of the two oldest Jewish congregations in Connecticut and one of the largest Reform Jewish congregations in New England, with about 900 member families and about 2,000 individual members.
~1320 ftN
Church
St. John's Episcopal Church, West Hartford
7 min walk • St. John's is an Episcopal Church located at 679 Farmington Avenue in West Hartford, Connecticut near the Hartford, Connecticut, city line. The parish was founded in 1841 as St. John's Episcopal Church in Hartford. The church's present building, designed by famed architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, opened in 1909.
1.1 miN
Georgian architecture, Vernacular architecture
Connecticut Governor's Residence, Hartford
29 min walk • The Connecticut Governor's Residence serves as the official home of the governor of Connecticut. It is located at 990 Prospect Avenue in Hartford. The Connecticut Governor's Residence has served as the official residence since 1945. The house was originally built in 1909 for George C. F. Williams, a Hartford physician and industrialist.
1.1 miE
Park
Pope Park, Hartford
28 min walk • Pope Park is a public park in Hartford, Connecticut that was originally landscaped by the Olmsted Brothers. The park was donated to the city in 1895 by Colonel Albert Augustus Pope for use by his employees and city residents.

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Which popular attractions are close to Noah Webster Memorial Library?

Nearby attractions include St. John's Episcopal Church, West Hartford (7 min walk), Congregation Beth Israel, West Hartford (7 min walk), West Boulevard Historic District, Hartford (11 min walk), West End South Historic District, Hartford (12 min walk).

How to get to Noah Webster Memorial Library by public transport?

The nearest stations to Noah Webster Memorial Library:

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Parkville Station (21 min walk)
Kane Street Station (23 min walk)