Melrose Public Library

The Melrose Public Library is a historic library at 69 W. Emerson Street in Melrose, Massachusetts. The original T-shaped building was built in 1904, and is a two-story Colonial Revival structure faced in brick with limestone trim. It was built with funds contributed by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to a design by Lynn architect Penn Varney, and features stained glass windows by Wilbur H. Burnham. A modern single story addition was added in 1963 to the rear and left side of the building.[2]

Melrose Public Library
Melrose Public Library is located in Massachusetts
Melrose Public Library
Melrose Public Library is located in the United States
Melrose Public Library
LocationMelrose, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°27′33″N 71°4′2″W
Built1904
Built byGeorge M. Tufts
ArchitectPenn Varney
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.88000909[1]
Added to NRHPJune 23, 1988

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

The Library is a member of the North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE) consortium.[3]

Resource collections
  • General (fiction, nonfiction, reference materials, serials, etc.)
  • Children's library
  • Teen Zone
  • Digital library
  • Seed library

Other services
  • Computer stations
  • Wi-fi
  • Printing
  • Museum passes
  • Room reservations for non-profit, educational, civic, or cultural groups

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Melrose Public Library". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  3. "NOBLE Web  » About NOBLE". www.noblenet.org. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
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