Acton Memorial Library

Acton Memorial Library is a public library at 486 Main Street in Acton, Massachusetts. In 1889 William Allan Wilde (1827-1902), a Sunday school publisher and philanthropist[1] who was a native of Acton, donated funds to construct the library to memorialize Acton's citizens who served in the American Civil War. The historic Romanesque Revival library building was constructed in 1890 by the architects Hartwell and Richardson of Boston and contractor, Charles H. Dodge. Large additions were constructed in 1967 and 1996. The library is part of the Minuteman Library Network.[2] It is contributing property in the Acton Centre Historic District.

Acton Memorial Library
Acton Memorial Library
LocationActon, Massachusetts, United States of America
TypePublic Library
Established1890
Branches2
Access and use
Population served21,929 (2010 census)
Other information
Websitehttps://www.actonmemoriallibrary.org/

References
  1. Melvil Dewey, Richard Rogers Bowker, L. Pylodet, Library Journal, Volume 13, (1889), p. 353
  2. "History of the Library | About the Library | Acton Memorial Library".

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