Fogg Library
The Fogg Library is a historic library building at 1 Columbian Street in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Built in 1897 to a design by Cutting, Carleton & Cutting, the Renaissance Revival stone building serves as a branch of the Weymouth Public Library. It was a gift of local businessman John S. Fogg. It has a steeply pitched gable roof with stepped ends in the Dutch Revival style, and a projecting gable section which houses the entry under a round-arched loggia.[2]
Fogg Library | |
Location | Weymouth, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°10′28″N 70°57′4″W |
Built | 1897 |
Architect | Cutting, Carleton & Cutting |
Architectural style | Late Victorian, Renaissance |
NRHP reference No. | 81000113 [1] |
Added to NRHP | June 11, 1981 |
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- "MACRIS inventory record for Fogg Library". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
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