Keene Public Library and the Historical Society of Cheshire County

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Keene is the largest town in Cheshire County, located in the southwest corner of New Hampshire. Cheshire County is home to Mount Monadnock, one of the most climbed mountains in the world, which used to be frequented by Thoreau and Emerson. The Keene Public Library started scanning and uploading hundreds of historical photos and postcards of Keene and surrounding Cheshire County in its collection. When we ran out of our own photos, we started working on the thousands of photos at the Historical Society of Cheshire County. All of the scanning and enhancing of the photos has been done by our extraordinary volunteer, Bob Borden. Please feel free to add information or comments.

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Woodward House, Keene NH

  • Sharen Auger-Rizy said:
    This gem still exists at 150 Court Street and is being well maintained. It is unaltered from the old stereograph other than having no shutters. I am immensely enjoying researching and matching these old photos to existing structures and happily discovering so many of these beautiful old homes still exist and are lovingly maintained.
  • Susan Lund said:
    I grew up in this house, which is at 151 Court St. My parents owned and operated the 180 Court St Nursing Homes, of which this home was a part. We lived on the 3rd floor of 151 Court, and the first 2 floors hosted nursing home residents. We bought this house from the Kingsbury family, who I believe may have been the second owners. The home looked just like this photo when we purchased it in 1967 (or maybe 1968). We painted all of the homes in the nursing home corporation the same lovely shade of yellow, with almost-black dark green shutters. Those buildings were this home, 180 Court St., 39 Summer St and 45 Summer St. The business was sold off to Genesis, I believe, when my parents retired in the mid 1990s. This house has a couple of ghostly spirits, and there was an active bat cave in the dome at the time we lived there. It was a delightful place to grow up - I have so many stories!
  • Sharen Auger-Rizy said:
    I'll bet you do have some stories Susan. So good to read your comments and receive more information about this house. Growing up in Keene I never tired of the beautiful old houses along Court and Washington Streets and many of the side streets that would entrance me.

Family in old car in front of house

  • Peter Cartwright said:
    This could possibly be a 1905 Buick model C (see www.google.co.uk/search?q=Buick+1905&espv=2&tbm=i...) It looks as though the proud owner (who looks a lot like King Edward VII) has displaced the chauffeur, who looks nearly as proud in the front passenger seat. Family in the rear look very stiff (although the long exposure required in those days may have contributed). Car manufacturers could not agree on right-hand or left-hand drive in those early days until Henry Ford's Model T standardised left-hand drive for most manufacturers in North America and most other countries.
  • Varun Coutinho said:
    1909 Overland Model 31 5-Passenger Tourist

Train En Route to Marlboro New Hampshire

  • Scott J. Whitney said:
    I am wondering where this image was taken. It is not of the correct design to be of the trestle that was just to the west of Marlboro. Also, the number of cars would not be typical of the size of the locomotive on that branch line because of the grades.
  • Keene Public Library and the Historical Society of Cheshire County said:
    We have no way of verifying the information that was with this photo. Perhaps someone will recognize the trestle someday and let us know its exact location.
  • Thomas Evans said:
    This is almost certainly taken on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The locomotive is a type used extensively by the B&O and almost no one else. I've seen this photo elsewhere but don't know where the bridge is.
  • Stuart Green said:
    I think I've found it at +42.91767,-72.21723. Having a hard time linking some information I found on Google Reviews but, maybe you can see these images that seem to show the stone piers. I hope to get out there soon - I'm mapping out old NH rail alignments as I review and map them at my website Trailspotting.com.
  • Brian P said:
    That's the correct coordinates, though I agree that the photo is not correct for that trestle. I grew up in Marlborough NH and used to walk the old grade. The foundations for the trestle are still there but they are not the same stone foundations as the ones on this photo.

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