This quill weathervane sits atop the public library in Conway village, New Hampshire. It is located at 15 Greenwood Avenue, on the intersection of Routes 16, 113, and 153. This lovely building was a gift to the town from Lydia Jenks Stevens and her daughter Sarah, and it was dedicated on 13 June 1901. Dr. Thomas Stevens, Lydia's husband, had left the money to establish a village library in his will. At first the There is a copper dome, a clock with four faces and this interesting weathervane.
Quills are unusual weathervanes, but I have photographed several around New England. You can see a list of those blog posts featuring quills below.
This weathervane is a three dimensional quill, with a lovely greenish patina. A quill pen is an entirely appropriate choice for a library, don't you think?
Conway Public Library Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ConwayPublicLibrary/
Other quill weathervanes posted at this blog:
Falmouth, Massachusetts https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2021/08/a-book-and-quill-in-falmouth.html
Cooperstown, New York https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/06/weathervane-wednesday-in-upstate-new.html
Windsor, Connecticut https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2016/08/weathervane-wednesday-on-building-at.html
Derry, New Hampshire https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2013/11/weathervane-wednesday-very-historical.html
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https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/search/label/Weathervane%20Wednesday
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To Cite/Link to this blog post: Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Conway, New Hampshire Public Library - Weathervane Wednesday", Nutfield Genealogy, posted April 20, 2022, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2022/04/conway-new-hampshire-public-library.html: accessed [access date]).
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