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Brass chandelier in Peace Dale Library

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.

Photograph of Perth Amboy brick in Old Main Reading Room fireplace of Peace Dale Library

Marble bust of Rowland Gibson Hazard 1801-1888 displayed in Hazard Memorial (now Peace Dale Library)

Portrait of Rowland Hazard (1829-1898)

Arched entryway, stone steps, and dedicatory "Hazard Memorial" granite slab of Hazard Memorial (Peace Dale Library)

"In memory of
Rowland Gibson Hazard
Born in South Kingstown
October 9, 1801
Died in Peace Dale
June 24, 1888"

"This memorial
To their father
Was builded by his sons
Begun October 22, 1890
Dedicated October 9, 1891"

The original doors of the Peace Dale Library (Hazard Memorial) newly opened to the public

Peace Dale Library (Hazard Memorial) seen from front lawn

Interior hallway of Peace Dale Library leading to original entrance

Cypress door in front hallway of Peace Dale Library (Hazard Memorial)

Narragansett Times article reporting ground was broken for the Hazard Memorial (Peace Dale Library), October 22, 1890

Peace Dale Library viewed from corner

Closeup view of granite steps at original entryway

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…

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.

Newel post on main staircase. Of cypress, with low-relief carvings of flowers and curlicues, topped by a distinctively ridged finial.

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…

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.