Aldrich Free Public Library

Aldrich Free Public Library is the public library of the Moosup section of Plainfield, Connecticut. It is located at 299 Main Street, in an architecturally significant Queen Anne building constructed in 1895 with funds given by the library's major benefactors, David L.

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Email: info@aldrichlibrary.org
Type: Library
Description: library building in Plainfield, Connecticut
Address: 299 Main Street, Plainfield, CT 06354

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Glen Falls Bridge.

Glen Falls Bridge

Bridge

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The Glen Falls Bridge is a historic bridge that formerly carried Brunswick Avenue over the Moosup River in Plainfield, Connecticut. Built in 1886 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company, it is one of a shrinking number of surviving 19th-century lenticular truss bridges in the state. Glen Falls Bridge is situated 3,700 feet east of Aldrich Free Public Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moosup and Central Village.

Moosup

Suburb

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Moosup is a village and census-designated place in the town of Plainfield, Connecticut, in the United States. The population was 3,166 at the 2024 census.

Central Village

Neighborhood

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The Central Village Historic District is a historic district in the Central Village area of Plainfield, Connecticut, United States that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Central Village is situated 1½ miles west of Aldrich Free Public Library.

Sterling Hill Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Sterling Hill Historic District encompasses a well-preserved early 19th-century rural village center on western edge of the town of Sterling, Connecticut. Sterling Hill Historic District is situated 2½ miles southeast of Aldrich Free Public Library.

Aldrich Free Public Library

Categories: library building, main library, public library, building, and education
Location: Town of Plainfield, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.71923° or 41° 43′ 9″ north

Longitude

-71.87468° or 71° 52′ 29″ west

Elevation

262 feet (80 metres)

Inception

1895

Operator

Town of Plainfield

Open location code

87HCP49G+M4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 888528046

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

GeoNames ID

5281460

Wikidata ID

Q4713989

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