West Somerville Branch Library
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West Somerville Branch Library | |
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| Location | Somerville, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°23′53.0429″N 71°7′17.558″W / 42.398067472°N 71.12154389°WCoordinates: 42°23′53.0429″N 71°7′17.558″W / 42.398067472°N 71.12154389°W |
| Built | 1909 |
| Architect | Mclean and Wright |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Governing body | Local |
| MPS | Somerville MPS |
| NRHP Reference # |
89001248 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 18, 1989 |
The West Somerville Branch Library is a historic library at 40 College Avenue in Somerville, Massachusetts, just outside of Davis Square.
The library was built in 1906, opened in May 1909, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It was the first branch library in Somerville. The original funds for building the library were a gift of $25,000 from Andrew Carnegie, the steel baron and philanthropist. The Boston architectural firm of McLean and Wright designed the building in a neoclassical style derived from the Beaux-Arts architecture of the day.[2] It is currently part of the Minuteman Library Network system.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerville, Massachusetts
- Central Library (Somerville, Massachusetts)
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
- ↑ "West Somerville Branch Library - Community and City Hall Rally Support for Funds and Restoration". 2003-01-08. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
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