2½ Beacon Street, United States historic place
2½ Beacon Street is a two-story brick building in Concord, New Hampshire, built in 1860 and stretching approximately 240 feet along the street. The structure displays simple industrial design with a regular facade of brick pilasters, stone-framed windows, and some modern garage doors that replaced earlier openings.
The building was constructed in 1860 as a workshop for prisoners from an adjacent jail and served this purpose until the prison closed in 1880. An expansion in 1868 increased capacity, and after the prison complex was demolished in the 1890s, the structure was repurposed for industrial and commercial uses.
The building is located on the west side of downtown Concord at the intersection of Beacon, Tremont, and Crosby Streets, making it easily accessible on foot. Visitors can view the exterior facade from the street and observe the industrial-era architecture.
The building was originally known as the New Hampshire State Prison Warehouse and remains one of the few surviving remnants of the historic prison facility, as most of the complex was demolished in the 1890s. Its persistence as a standalone structure makes it an unexpected witness to the city's past.
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