Memorial Hall Library - Benefactor

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John Smith, an Andover industralist, donated $25,000 to construct a public library in Andover in 1870.


His portait hangs in the reading room of the library. On May 18, 1997, a vandal ripped the portrait with an umbrella. The vandal was caught.

See

“Vandals Damage Painting at the Library, Andover Townsman, May 19, 1997, page 29.....click to enlarge
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--Eleanor 11:49, April 13, 2007 (EDT)

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