Stuart J. Park: Historical New Hampshire / [James L. Garvin and Donna-Belle Garvin].
- Title:
- Stuart J. Park: Historical New Hampshire / [James L. Garvin and Donna-Belle Garvin].
- Author:
- Garvin, James L.,
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2018.
- Physical Description:
- pages 71-72.
- Source:
- Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2018 Vol. 71, No. 2 (Fall/Winter 2018) Historical New Hampshire.
- Description:
- The article offers a brief profile of Stuart James Park, the most experienced granite artisan in New England at the period when the state house was built. It mentions that Park's vision of a new capitol building guided the New Hampshire State House's construction in 1816-1819. Park was the master builder for the project and oversaw the masonry work on the granite building. It also mentions his plan for a larger state house.
- Subjects:
- Capitols United States. , Public buildings United States. , Artisans United States. , Granite industry and trade , Granite buildings United States. , Stonemasons United States.
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