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The John M. Hunt Memorial Building

The John M. Hunt Memorial Building was built as Nashua's first library. Designs were made by Ralph Adams Cram who also created other notable structures worth mentioning such as the cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City; the Federal Building in Boston, Massachusetts; the Chapel at West Point; and the majority of the Princeton campus. The Hunt Building was declared a National Historic site in 1973 for its unique architecture, mostly Elizabethan Gothic. A large donation was made by Mary A. and Mary E. Hunt to help build this building. It was opened in 1903 and served as the city library until 1971 when the interior was transformed into Nashua's school department offices.


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The Glass Tower


Inside and out, this building is picturesque. There are many high tech and corporate branch offices in this building located on the northern side of Nashua.


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The Bank of New Hampshire


The 1924 Second National Bank Building, now owned by the Bank of New Hampshire, was built on the site of a very popular Hotel. The Pearl Street House, built in 1848, captured many a traveler throughout the Nashua Industrial era. Later it was sold and renamed The Tremont Hotel. During his time in office, United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt told an amusing story to a Nashuan visiting Washington. The portrayal of himself during his Groton, Massachusetts school years was conveyed as "swanking around the Tremont" on Friday evenings; He also wanted to know if the Tremont was still Nashua's hot spot!


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The Odd Fellows Building

The Odd Fellows building laid its first cornerstone on May 14, 1891. The architecture is noted as having a Richardsonian Romanesque style with hints of French Chateau. Romanesque arches on the Temple Street side and brick corbelling and rustic stone create curious patterns. The dedication for this building was on a beautiful April day in 1892.


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The Currier Building

This bizarre building from 1897 is on East Pearl Street. I imagine the copper window extrusions must be very interesting on the inside. I have noticed other buildings in Manchester, New Hampshire which were built on Elm Street with this same eclectic architecture.

The Crowne Plaza Hotel

The Crowne Plaza went up in 1988 to fulfill the upscale needs of the destination Nashua traveler. Boasting contemporary surroundings, ladies and gentleman's lockers rooms with saunas, two fitness gyms, a pool and jacuzzi, a Barber Shop and two restaurants, this hotel is considered the premier hotel of Nashua.


The Indian Head Plaza


The Indian Head Plaza was built on the top of Temple Street where the Olive Street Church stood during the mill years. The Indian Head Bank bought the property and constructed the office building in this photo that overlooks much of downtown.


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The Burns Building

This unique structure with a Greek column entry and ornate roofline caught my attention while driving on Main Street. Its Neo Classical attributes were constructed with the modern professional class of the early 1900's in mind. This is Nashua's first modern apartment building built in 1897.


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