Library Hall & Longs Peak, Longmont, Colo. built in 1871 by C. C. Calkins and where the 1st male child, B. W. Calkins was born, in the City of Longmont.
Library Hall & Longs Peak, Longmont, Colo. built in 1871 by C. C. Calkins and where the 1st male child, B. W. Calkins was born, in the City of Longmont.
Date
1872
Summary
"Library Hall, the large building left center, was built in 1871, and served as Longmont's first school, town hall, library and community center. It was paid for and partly furnished by Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, of New York, for whom the park, one block north, was named. Today it is an apartment house on Pratt St." The wood frame building has intersecting gable roofs, entry vestibule and a belltower. Fences surround it and the other wood frame residences nearby.
Description
1 copy photonegative ; 10 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.); 1 photoprint ; 11 x 13 cm. (4 x 5 in.)
Subject
Longmont (Colo.)--19th century; Buildings--Colorado--Longmont--19th century
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
Couresty Longmont Pioneers Museum.
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710010254
Notes
Description typed on label on back of print.; Formerly F17237.; Title hand written on bottom of original mat board.; R7100102544
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