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Colony (Henry) House in Keene New Hampshire

TITLE

Colony (Henry) House in Keene New Hampshire

 

CREATOR

Whitehouse, Bion, Keene NH

 

SUBJECT

Houses - NH - Keene

Libraries - NH - Keene

 

DESCRIPTION

Photograph of the Henry Colony house located on 79 West Street in Keene New Hampshire, which was built in 1869. Henry Colony was born in 1823 in Keene and was in several business ventures in Keene during his life.

After his death, the house was bought by Edward C. Thayer and then given to the city for a public library in 1899. The library is still located in this building, which has had several additions added onto it, and it is now 60 Winter Street.

 

PUBLISHER

Keene Public Library and the Historical Society of Cheshire County

 

DATE DIGITAL

20111228

 

DATE ORIGINAL

1900-1920?

 

RESOURCE TYPE

photographs

 

FORMAT

image/jpg

 

RESOURCE IDENTIFIER

hsykwhk261 (7-102)

 

RIGHTS MANAGMENT

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Uploaded on January 10, 2012
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