Melrose Public Library

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Melrose Public Library
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Location Melrose, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°27′33″N71°4′2″W / 42.45917°N 71.06722°W / 42.45917; -71.06722
Built1904
Built byGeorge M. Tufts
Architect Penn Varney
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 88000909 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 23, 1988

The Melrose Public Library is a historic library at 69 W. Emerson Street in Melrose, Massachusetts. The original T-shaped building was built in 1904, and is a two-story Colonial Revival structure faced in brick with limestone trim. It was built with funds contributed by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to a design by Lynn architect Penn Varney, and features stained glass windows by Wilbur H. Burnham. A modern single story addition was added in 1963 to the rear and left side of the building. [2]

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The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

The Library is a member of the North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE) consortium. [3]

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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 Melrose Public Library". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  3. ↑ "NOBLE Web » About NOBLE". www.noblenet.org. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
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