Fuller Public Library Letterbox
School Street
Hillsboro, New Hampshire
planted on 9-20-02 by ARK and CERK.
architechturally beautiful, easy and quick

Directions: A new bypass has curled around Hillsboro, and my Yahoo
map feature has not caught up. That said, sorry for the somewhat
lame directions. Find your way to downtown Hillsboro. At the traffic
light where route 149 turns toward Deering, you want to head in the
opposite direction, northwest up School Street. The library will soon
be on your right.


Welcome to Hillsboro, New Hampshire, birthplace of Franklin Pierce,
and home of Governor John Smith. The Fuller Public Library was
once the Governor's Mansion. Currently the building houses not only
the library, but also the town offices. To see a bit more of the
building, we hope you will look around and discover all the adornment
within, or even ask the librarians if you might be able to see
upstairs (there is a ballroom and billiard room as well as a
fantastic
DAR museum).

Library hours are:
Monday and Friday Noon to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Walk up the granite stairs and across the broad front porch which
wraps around the facade. Upon entering the heavy carved doors, notice
the mosaics on the floor. Then allow your eyes to scan the wood
carving at the top of all the pillars and moldings in the rooms.
Each is different though they appear to all work well together. Make
an immediate right and walk along the front of the non-fiction
stacks.
The umbrella stand at the far end of the fireplace is a true work of
art, and one of my favorite pieces of wood carving. Continue on and
pay attention to the curved glass windows in the periodical section.
When you arrive at the open doorway, look up to the ceiling and find
the room with the cherubs and hunting scene painted above. Within
that room hangs a Bicentennial Quilt over the mantle. To the left of
the quilt is a diagram explaining each of the squares. Identify the
Smith Memorial Congregational Church square, and reach under the
quilt (handling it as little as possible, please) to find the letter
box.

Some of the librarians are aware of the box and its location. If you
find that it has been tampered with, or is missing an element, please
either notify me at ahandabsmom@hotmail.com or let one of the
librarian's know and they will contact me. We hope you enjoy our
Letterbox

Credit for creating this box and the stamps therein go to Butterbaby
ARK of Hillsboro, NH and rtrw of Hartford,CT. Continuing up School
Street several miles will bring you to the Town Pound Letterbox.