Scoville Library
Scoville Memorial Library | |
| Location | Main St., Salisbury, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°58′51″N 73°25′23″W / 41.98083°N 73.42306°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1894 |
| Architect | Stone, Carpenter & Willson |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| Part of | Salisbury Center Historic District (ID97001115) |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004473 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 29, 1982 |
| Designated CP | September 11, 1997 |
Scoville Memorial Library is the public library of Salisbury, Connecticut. Established in 1803, it was the first in the United States open to the public free of charge. It is located at 38 Main Street, in an architecturally distinguished Romanesque 1894 building donated by Jonathan Scoville, a local philanthropist. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.