List of Carnegie libraries in Massachusetts

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The following list of Carnegie libraries in Massachusetts provides information on Carnegie public libraries in Massachusetts, where 43 of them were built from 1901 to 1917, funded by 35 grants totaling $1,137,500 and awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Massachusetts Carnegie libraries were also built at five academic institutions at a cost of $513,846.

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Key

  Building still operating as a library
  Building standing, but now serving another purpose
  Building no longer standing
  Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places
  Building contributes to a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places

Public libraries

LibraryCity or
town
ImageDate
granted [1]
Grant
amount [1] [2]
LocationNotes
1Ashland Ashland Ashland Public Library, April 2010, MA.jpg Feb 20, 1903$10,00066 Front St.
2 Athol Athol Athol Library, Athol MA.jpg Mar 14, 1902$22,000568 Main St.
3 Berkley Berkley Berkley Library.jpg Feb 6, 1915$5,0001 N. Main St.
4Brockton Brockton BrocktonMA PublicLibrary.jpg Apr 16, 1910$110,000304 Main St.
5Chelsea Chelsea ChelseaMA PublicLibrary.jpg Jul 20, 1908$60,000569 Broadway
6Clinton Clinton Bigelow Library, Clinton MA.jpg Mar 8, 1901$25,00054 Walnut St.
7Dighton Dighton DightonMA PublicLibrary.jpg Feb 15, 1905$6,000395 Main St.
8Edgartown Edgartown Edgartown Public Library, Edgartown MA.jpg Apr 26, 1902$4,00058 N. Water St.
9Granby Granby Granby Public Library, Granby MA.jpg Mar 31, 1916$5,000Library Ln.
10Holliston Holliston Public Library, Holliston MA.jpg Jan 6, 1903$10,000752 Washington St.
11Hudson Hudson Public Library, Hudson, MA.jpg Jan 6, 1903$12,5003 Washington St.
12Lakeville Lakeville Old Lakeville Public Library, MA.jpg Jul 13, 1912$5,000241 Main St.
13Lee Lee Public Library, Lee, MA.jpg Nov 25, 1903$12,000100 Main St.
14Leominster Leominster Leominster Public Library - Leominster, Massachusetts - DSC06244.jpg Dec 24, 1906$27,50030 West St. Hartwell, Richardson & Driver, architects.
15Lynn Haywood Lynn LynnMA FormerHaywoodBranchLibrary.jpg Mar 16, 1915$50,000270 BroadwayNow a subdivided commercial building.
16Lynn Houghton Lynn LynnMA FormerHoughtonBranchLibrary.jpg Mar 16, 1915833 Western Ave.No longer a library.
17Marlborough Marlborough Public Library, Marlborough, MA.jpg Apr 26, 1902$30,00035 W. Main St. Peabody & Stearns, architects.
18 Melrose Melrose Melrose Public Library, MA.jpg Dec 30, 1901$25,00069 W. Emerson St.
19Millbury Millbury Millbury Public Library - Millbury, MA - DSC04616.JPG Mar 16, 1915$12,500128 Elm St.
20Needham Needham Jan 13, 1903$10,000968 Highland Ave.Opened in 1904, replaced in 1914, old building demolished in the 1960s
21New Marlborough New Marlborough Feb 3, 1917$5,000Burned down Jun 16, 1996
22Reading Reading Carnegie Library, Reading MA.jpg Jan 2, 1902$15,00016 Lowell St.Now part of the town hall
23Revere Revere RevereMA PublicLibrary.jpg Oct 3, 1901$20,000179 Beach St.
24 Rockland Rockland Rockland Library.jpg Jan 13, 1903$12,50020 Belmont St.
25Rockport Rockport Andrew Carnegie Library, Rockport MA.jpg Jun 18, 1903$10,00018 Jewett St.Now a private residence
26Saugus Saugus Nov 9, 1916$17,000Demolished in the 1990s
27Sharon Sharon Sharon Public Library, Sharon MA.jpg Mar 14, 1913$10,00011 N. Main St.
28 Somerville Central Somerville Somerville library 1.jpg Apr 8, 1907$123,00079 Highland Ave.
29Somerville East Somerville SomervilleMA EastSomervilleLibrary.jpg Apr 8, 1907115 Broadway
30 Somerville West Somerville SomervilleMA WestSomervilleBranchLibrary.jpg Apr 8, 190740 College Ave.
31South Hadley South Hadley SouthHadleyMA Library.jpg Dec 8, 1905$10,00027 Bardwell St.
32Springfield Central Springfield SpringfieldMA CentralLibrary Front.jpg Mar 30, 1905$260,000220 State St.
33Springfield Forest Park Springfield SpringfieldMA ForestParkBranchLibrary.jpg Mar 30, 1905380 Belmont Ave.
34 Springfield Indian Orchard Springfield Indian Orchard Branch Library, September 2016, Indian Orchard MA.jpg Mar 30, 190544 Oak St.
35Springfield Memorial Square Springfield City Library, Memorial Square Branch, Springfield MA.jpg Mar 30, 190522 St. George Rd.
36 Stoneham Stoneham StonehamMA PublicLibrary.jpg Jan 13, 1903$15,000431 Main St.
37 Taunton Taunton Taunton Public Library front view 2015.jpg Apr 26, 1902$70,00012 Pleasant St.
38Turners Falls Turners Falls Turners Falls Library, Turners Falls MA.jpg Mar 27, 1903$13,500201 Avenue A
39Walpole Walpole Walpole Public Library, Walpole MA.jpg Jul 16, 1901$15,00065 Common St.Library moved out in 2012; building sold.
40West Springfield West Springfield WestSpringfieldMA PublicLibrary.jpg Sep 20, 1915$25,000200 Park St.
41 Worcester Frances Perkins Worcester Greendale Branch Library Worcester MA.jpg Jul 1, 1910$75,000470 W. Boylston St.Greendale Branch Library
42 Worcester Quinsigamond Worcester Quinsigamond Branch Library.jpg Jul 1, 1910812 Millbury St.
43 Worcester South Worcester Worcester South Worcester Branch Library.jpg Jul 1, 1910705 Southbridge St.

Academic libraries

InstitutionLocalityImageYear
granted [3]
Grant
amount [3]
LocationNotes
1 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley Williston Library, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley MA.jpg Dec 31, 1903$50,000Mount Holyoke College campusWilliston Memorial Library
2 Radcliffe College Cambridge Schlesinger Library - Radcliffe Yard, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA - DSC04489.jpg Mar 31, 1905$73,90010 Garden Street/Radcliffe YardSchlesinger Library
3 Smith College Northampton Neilson Library, Smith College, Northampton MA.jpg Jul 13, 1905$62,500Smith College campusNeilson Library
4 Tufts College Medford Tufts EatonHall 01.jpg Dec 19, 1904$100,000Tufts University campusEaton Hall (no longer functions as a library)
5 Wellesley College Wellesley Margaret Clapp Library - Wellesley College - DSC09632.JPG Mar 31, 1905
Jan 6, 1915
$132,000
$95,446
Wellesley College campusMargaret Clapp Library

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 At various times, Bobinski and Jones disagree on these numbers. In these cases, Jones' numbers have been used due to both a more recent publication date and a more detailed gazetteer of branch libraries, which are often where the discrepancies occur.
  2. Grants for multiple libraries (Lynn, Somerville, Springfield, and Worcester) are listed only by their total amount, not broken down for each branch.
  3. 1 2 Miller, pp. 38–40

References

Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent. Some details of this list may have been drawn from one of the references without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.