Portsmouth Public Library

Portsmouth Public Library is the public library of . Established in 1896, the library's mission is to provide popular media materials to the public as well as to supply information and access to reference works.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: the public library of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
  • Also known as: Portsmouth Library
  • Address: 175 Parrott Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leary Field and Rundlet-May House.

Pitch
is a baseball park in , adjacent to the South Playground. Local American Legion teams play there. It was the home of the Seacoast Mavericks, a summer team of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League, occasionally in 2012 and continuously from 2013 through 2017. is situated 560 feet southeast of Portsmouth Public Library.

Museum
The is a historic house museum at 364 Middle Street in , , United States. Built in 1807, it is a well-preserved example of a high-end Federal style mansion, built for a wealthy merchant. is situated 850 feet west of Portsmouth Public Library.

Museum
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
The is a historic house at 43 Middle Street in . Now a historic house museum and a National Historic Landmark, it is where American Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones, resided from 1781 to 1782 when it was operated as a boarding house. is situated 1,200 feet north of Portsmouth Public Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portsmouth and Kittery.

Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
is a city in , , . At the 2020 census it had a population of 21,956. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the bordering the state of , was formerly the home of the Strategic Air Command's Pease Air Force Base, since converted to .

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a small town in , directly across from the border, that features a number of outlet stores.

Neighborhood
The is a historic company-built worker subdivision in . Bounded by I-95, the , and the tracks of the Boston and Maine Railroad, this small neighborhood was built in 1918–1920 to meet… is situated 1½ miles northwest of Portsmouth Public Library.

Portsmouth Public Library

Latitude
43.07203° or 43° 4′ 19″ north
Longitude
-70.75985° or 70° 45′ 35″ west
Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)
Levels
3
Open location code
87MF36CR+R3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 370121698
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Geo­Names ID
5091401
Wiki­data ID
Q7232487
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