Plumb Memorial Library

Plumb Memorial Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	65 Wooster Street Shelton, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°19′9″N73°5′56″W / 41.31917°N 73.09889°W / 41.31917; -73.09889
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1895
Architect	Charles T. Beardsley, Jr.
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.	78002845 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 7, 1978

The Plumb Memorial Library is a public library in Shelton, Connecticut. It is located at 65 Wooster Street in an architecturally distinguished Richardsonian Romanesque building designed by Bridgeport architect Charles T. Beardsley, Jr. and built in 1895. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. ^[1] The building is named in memory of David Wells Plumb, a local businessman and philanthropist, whose widow donated land for its construction. A modern addition was added in 1975, significantly enlarging the library's space and look. ^[2]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairfield County, Connecticut

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. David F. Ransom (August 9, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Plumb Memorial Library". National Park Service. and Accompanying six photos, exterior and interior, from 1977