Two historic buildings in Boscawen – the 1913 library and the 1892 Torrent Building – have been sold and Select Board member Lorrie Carey couldn’t be happier.

“We’re enthusiastic that we have changed the stewardship of two historic buildings to entities we believe will do a better job of caring for them, than leaving them vacant as they are now,” she said. Both come with covenants to preserve their appearance and location.

On Wednesday, the select board approved selling the 1913 Library on King Street to Mason Donovan, a local resident with multiple land holdings who has long been involved in the effort to preserve the historic building. For example, he helped craft a covenant that any new owner could not move the building out of town.

The price was $135,000. Two other bids were submitted, one from another town resident and one from a couple in New York.

As for the future of the building, “They had a number of thoughts of how it might be used,” said Carey.

One question involves three parking spaces in front of the library. West Street is on the state’s 10-year highway plan with work projected to be bid out in October 2026. Carey said town officials met with the state Department of Transportation on Thursday to highlight that they want the parking to remain, to enable more use of the building.

Designed by famous New England architect Guy Lowell, the library is listed on the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance’s “Seven to Save” collection of historic properties and on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Torrent building, originally the Torrent Hose Co. and later a fire station, sold for $50,000 to the Penacook Rescue Squad, which is adjacent to it and can use the space.