Plummer Memorial Library

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Plummer Memorial Library
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Location375 Auburn St., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′46″N71°14′59″W / 42.34611°N 71.24972°W / 42.34611; -71.24972
Built1927
ArchitectSmith & Walker
Architectural styleTudor Revival
MPS Newton MRA
NRHP reference No. 90000036 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 16, 1990

The Plummer Memorial Library is a historic library at 375 Auburn Street in Newton, Massachusetts. Once operated as a branch of the Newton Free Library, the city's public library system, it was closed in 2009 due to financial cuts. It is now operated as a community library by a local non-profit organization.

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The building is a 1+12-story Tudor style brick building, built in 1927 with funding by subscription from Newton residents. [2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Plummer Memorial Library". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved April 17, 2014.