Indian Orchard Branch Library

Indian Orchard Branch Library
Indian Orchard Branch Library
Location Springfield, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°9′33″N 72°30′17″W / 42.15917°N 72.50472°WCoordinates: 42°9′33″N 72°30′17″W / 42.15917°N 72.50472°W
Built 1909
Architect Donohue, John William
Architectural style Classical Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference #

99000258

[1]
Added to NRHP February 26, 1999

The Indian Orchard Branch Library is a historic branch library at 44 Oak Street in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Classic Revival building was constructed in 1909 to a design by John Donohue, an architect who normally worked in ecclesiastical buildings. It was the first permanent branch library building in the Springfield public library system; it was funded in part by a grant from Andrew Carnegie.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999;[1] it continues to serve as a library.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NRHP nomination for Indian Orchard Branch Library". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-11.