Goodnow Library

The Goodnow Library is an historic public library building located at 21 Concord Road in Sudbury, Massachusetts. It is named for Sudbury-native John Goodnow II, who died in 1851 and left to the town of Sudbury a 3-acre (1.2 ha) site for a library, $2,500 to build it, and $20,000 to buy books and to maintain it.[2] Construction of the two-story octagon-shaped building began in 1862 and was finished in 1863. In the 1990s, the library was expanded to its present size, but the original octagon survives as a reading room.[1][3][4]

Goodnow Library
Goodnow Library: Sudbury, Massachusetts
Goodnow Library is located in Massachusetts
Goodnow Library
Goodnow Library is located in the United States
Goodnow Library
Location21 Concord Rd., Sudbury, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′47″N 71°25′2″W
Built1862
ArchitectJoseph R. Richards, et al.
Architectural styleRomanesque, Octagon Mode
NRHP reference No.02000549 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 22, 2002

On May 22, 2002, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "About Us - Goodnow Library". Goodnow Library. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. "Sudbury History". Sudbury Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  4. "Floor plan of present library showing octagon". Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2008-06-27.



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