Sea Captain's American Dream
By Norma Jaeger Hopcraft
The Mystic & Noank Library is amazing. Commissioned in 1891 by Captain Elihu Spicer (he went to sea at the age of 9, became a ship's captain at age 22, and became a philanthropist who never saw his library completed), it's fabulous to be in.
Can you imagine sending your 9-year-old boy to the harsh environment of sailors, ships, and the sea, as so many mothers in days gone by have done? Yet it seems to have done a lot for Captain Spicer!
There's Oriental rugs on the wood floor, a wooden cathedral ceiling upstairs, and many of the racks are carved and beaded wood. It's quiet, it's got people, it's got magazines, and best of all it's got books!
The roofline.
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The side entrance, protected by wrought iron.
The main entrance (on the side of the building).
An historic Baptist church just down the hill.
The window in the nook that I like to work in.
Lucky nearby house.
Detail of the bay window.
Details under the eaves and above the windows.
How about you? Ever wish you'd been sent to sea at age 9? Comment below!
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