Dunstable Town Hall

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Dunstable Town Hall
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Location Dunstable, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°40′35″N71°29′10″W / 42.67639°N 71.48611°W / 42.67639; -71.48611
Area1.72 acres (0.70 ha)
ArchitectWarren L. Floyd
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Romanesque
NRHP reference No. 99000557 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 12, 1999

Dunstable Town Hall is a historic town hall at 511 Main Street in Dunstable, Massachusetts, United States. The architecturally eclectic 1+1⁄2-story brick-and-stone building was built in 1907–1908 to a design by Warren L. Floyd, a Lowell architect. It was a gift to the town by Sarah R. S. Roby, in whose honor the building is named.

The building exhibits a diversity of styles, with elements of Richardsonian Romanesque, Queen Anne, and Classical Revival styling present. When built, the building housed all town offices, including the police station and a small lockup, as well as the public library. The library moved to new quarters in 1998; the building continues to be a focal point of civic life in the town. [2]

Warren Lyman Floyd (February 1, 1836 – August 2, 1918), the architect, practiced in Lowell from 1875 until his retirement in 1909. [3] [4] His other work includes schools and churches in and around Lowell and the former First Baptist Church (1888) of Mount Vernon, New York. [5]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Dunstable Town Hall". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
  3. ↑ Eben Putnam, The Holden Genealogy 2 (Boston: Eben Putnam, 1926): 151.
  4. ↑ "Floyd Dead," Lowell Sun, August 3, 1918.
  5. ↑ Frank R. Taylor, History of the First Baptist Church, Mount Vernon, New York (Mount Vernon: First Baptist Church of Mount Vernon, 1903)
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