Monument Square Historic District (Alton, New Hampshire)

Monument Square Historic District
Location Main, Factory, Church, and Depot Sts., Alton, New Hampshire
Coordinates 43°27′3″N 71°12′41″W / 43.45083°N 71.21139°W / 43.45083; -71.21139Coordinates: 43°27′3″N 71°12′41″W / 43.45083°N 71.21139°W / 43.45083; -71.21139
Area 3.5 acres (1.4 ha)
Built 1830 (1830)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 84002512[1]
Added to NRHP March 15, 1984

The Monument Square Historic District of Alton, New Hampshire, encompasses the 19th-century heart of the town, a roughly triangular open space formed by the junction of Main Street (New Hampshire Route 11) and Old Wolfeboro Road between Factory Street and Church Street. The square is lined by closely spaced buildings, most of which are 19th-century wood frame structures. Although it was not intended to be the town center (which was originally planned to be further south), it rose in importance in the 1830s with the construction of the Cocheco House, built as a hotel but which also served as an American Legion hall. There are two brick buildings in the district: the town hall, a Romanesque brick building erected in 1893, and the Gilman Museum, built in the 1970s with sympathetic Colonial Revival styling.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Monument Square Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-08-27.


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