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

  • Original Art at Memorial Hall Library for a photo of the portrait.
  • "Vandals Damage Painting at the Library, Andover Townsman, May 19, 1997, page 29.
  • Andover Townsman, June 12, 1997, page 2
  • Eagle Tribune, May 20, 1997.



--Eleanor 11:49, April 13, 2007 (EDT)

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