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The Flints were the children of Mr. Tyer, founder of the Tyer Rubber Company.  Their uncle in England, Sir John Musgrove, left his estate to the family.  The Flints bought the Elm Hotel, tore it down, and built the Musgrove Building in 1894.  At the time, it was referred to as a "modern commercial building."


[[Image:Musgrove_Building,_1894.jpg|thumb|...''The Musgrove Building, circa 1894''.... click to enlarge|left]]
In 1993, Memorial Hall Library and the Trustees of Memorial Hall Library undertook a front-entrance redesign project to return the building to front landscape and walkway design closer to the original  1920s entrance look and feel. Local landscape arctitect Peter Hornbeck and Andover architect Jane Griswold collaborated on the design which included native plantings, an oval brick patio and granite curbing. Project funding included individual and corporate private donors, Memorial Hall Library Trustee funds and state funds.  


[[File:Musgrove.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Musgrove Building, circa 1960. Picture from the Andover Townsman Centennial Issue, July 21, 1988]]
The front entrance project was originally part of a major 1987 renovation and addition project. Due to a state-funding budget shortfall, the front-entrance redesign project was not underway until  the summer of 1994.  


[[Image:Musgrove_Building.jpg|thumb|...''Townsman's Past & Present: Musgrove Building''.... click to enlarge|left]]
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*"Arch changes corner into welcoming entrance," ''Eagle Tribune'', June 30, 1996.
*"Past & Present: Musgrove Building," ''Townsman'', April 25, 2013, p. 13.




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In 1993, Memorial Hall Library and the Trustees of Memorial Hall Library undertook a front-entrance redesign project to return the building to front landscape and walkway design closer to the original 1920s entrance look and feel. Local landscape arctitect Peter Hornbeck and Andover architect Jane Griswold collaborated on the design which included native plantings, an oval brick patio and granite curbing. Project funding included individual and corporate private donors, Memorial Hall Library Trustee funds and state funds.

The front entrance project was originally part of a major 1987 renovation and addition project. Due to a state-funding budget shortfall, the front-entrance redesign project was not underway until the summer of 1994.




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