Peace Dale Library Tour
Title
Peace Dale Library Tour
Subject
A tour of some architectural and historical features of the Peace Dale Library, originally known as the Hazard Memorial
Creator
Various photographers
Publisher
South Kingstown Public Library
Date
1890-2019
Language
English
Collection Items
Esther Bernon Carpenter plaque
Memorial plaque to Esther Bernon Carpenter (1848-1893), a Hazard family relative known for her writings on local history and her correspondence with Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. (1809-1894). Bronze mounted on oak, 1894.
Portrait of the Rev. J. Lewis Diman
Oil painting in ornate gilt frame of the Rev. J. Lewis Diman, D.D. (1831-1881), Hazard family friend and Professor at Brown University. Gift of Rowland Hazard (1829-1898) in December 1893. Diman tutored Caroline Hazard (1856-1945), who compiled a…
Newel post
Newel post on main staircase. Of cypress, with low-relief carvings of flowers and curlicues, topped by a distinctively ridged finial.
Marble bust of Rowland Gibson Hazard (1801-1888)
Marble bust of Rowland Gibson Hazard (1801-1888) on pedestal, displayed on dedicated granite ledge. The Hazard Memorial (also known as Peace Dale Library) was built in Hazard's memory and dedicated to him.
Caribou antlers
The provenance of these antlers is not known, but they could have been captured by Rowland Hazard III (1881-1945). He and the Rev. J. Warner Fobes (1860-1920) made a 1903 trip to Alaska's Kenai Peninsula that RH III spoke about at Fobes' memorial…
Narragansett Times article showing ground broken for Hazard Memorial (Peace Dale Library), October 22, 1890
Narragansett Times article reporting ground was broken for the Hazard Memorial (Peace Dale Library), October 22, 1890
Peace Dale Library hallway with cypress door
Cypress door in front hallway of Peace Dale Library (Hazard Memorial)
Peace Dale Library original entryway from interior
Interior hallway of Peace Dale Library leading to original entrance
Hazard Memorial (Peace Dale Library) original entryway doors open
The original doors of the Peace Dale Library (Hazard Memorial) newly opened to the public
The second of two dedicatory granite plaques in Hazard Memorial (Peace Dale Library) entryway
"This memorial
To their father
Was builded by his sons
Begun October 22, 1890
Dedicated October 9, 1891"
To their father
Was builded by his sons
Begun October 22, 1890
Dedicated October 9, 1891"
One of two dedicatory granite plaques in Hazard Memorial (Peace Dale Library) entryway
"In memory of
Rowland Gibson Hazard
Born in South Kingstown
October 9, 1801
Died in Peace Dale
June 24, 1888"
Rowland Gibson Hazard
Born in South Kingstown
October 9, 1801
Died in Peace Dale
June 24, 1888"
Original front entrance to Hazard Memorial (Peace Dale Library)
Arched entryway, stone steps, and dedicatory "Hazard Memorial" granite slab of Hazard Memorial (Peace Dale Library)
Rowland Gibson Hazard marble bust in Peace Dale Library
Marble bust of Rowland Gibson Hazard 1801-1888 displayed in Hazard Memorial (now Peace Dale Library)
Perth Amboy brick fireplace in Peace Dale Library
Photograph of Perth Amboy brick in Old Main Reading Room fireplace of Peace Dale Library
Portrait of the the Rev. James L. Diman over doorway
Portrait of the Rev. James L. Diman. A Brown University professor, Rev. Diman was Caroline Hazard's tutor. She later published a book about him. A 1894 Narragansett Times article documents the arrival of the portrait at the Library.
