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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| Location | Melrose, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°27′33″N 71°4′2″W / 42.45917°N 71.06722°W |
| Built | 1904 |
| Built by | George M. Tufts |
| Architect | Penn Varney |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000909[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 23, 1988 |
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]
Resource collections edit
- General (fiction, nonfiction, reference materials, serials, etc.)
- Children's library
- Teen Zone
- Digital library
- Seed library
Other services edit
- Computer stations
- Wi-fi
- Printing
- Museum passes
- Room reservations for non-profit, educational, civic, or cultural groups
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Melrose Public Library". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
- ^ "NOBLE Web » About NOBLE". www.noblenet.org. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
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