Obscure Facts and Historical Nuances for the Windsor Public Library

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Across
  1. 3. The General from whose estate the library’s current Broad Street site was purchased in 1901.
  2. 4. The lead architect of the 2006 project who holds a specific "Historical Architect" certification in Connecticut.
  3. 8. The specific room where the very first meeting to organize the library was held on February 27, 1888.
  4. 13. The exact year the Colonel Oliver Mather house, which forms the library's historic facade, was built.
  5. 17. Use of the 1777 house in the early 1900s, while the library itself was located in a side addition.
  6. 18. The surname of the official who, along with Sarah Tuttle, led the library's transition into a war-time center in 1917.
  7. 19. The specific town office where the library was housed during its first six years of operation (1889–1895).
Down
  1. 1. The name of the building on the northeast corner of the Broad Street Green where the library moved in 1895.
  2. 2. The company, founded in 1812, that provided the materials for the 1965 south branch construction.
  3. 5. The 2006 engineering feat where a new basement was created while the historic structure was supported from above.
  4. 6. The specific two-story area that was in-filled during the 2006 project to gain additional floor space.
  5. 7. The exact number of original subscribers who each contributed a dollar to launch the library association.
  6. 9. The Reverend who served on the very first five-member managing committee in 1888.
  7. 10. The local institutions whose combined efforts met the library's operational costs between 1895 and 1901.
  8. 11. The roof-level feature installed in 2006 to bring natural light into the building after the courtyard was filled.
  9. 12. The first name of Colonel Oliver Mather’s wife, who was the sister of U.S. Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth.
  10. 13. The name of the Judge who personally provided the library’s first book storage—shelves fitted with glass doors.
  11. 14. The anniversary year (130th) of continuous service celebrated by the Library Association in 2018.
  12. 15. The 1975 design strategy where the modern addition was placed to the left and rear to preserve the Mather House facade.
  13. 16. The prominent roof feature added in 1840 that is not original to the 1777 construction of the Mather House.