The Old Public Library is a historic library building in
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Lawrence is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Merrimack River. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 89,143. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and Nort ...
. The Richardsonian Romanesque structure was built in 1892 to a design by
George G. Adams, a leading architect of public buildings in New England. The building is predominantly brownstone, with terracotta trim bands, an irregular and asymmetric massing with a tower, and its entrance recessed in an archway. It served as Lawrence's public library until 1973 when
a new library building was built.
The building was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1978.
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Library buildings completed in 1890
Buildings and structures in Lawrence, Massachusetts
Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
Libraries in Essex County, Massachusetts
National Register of Historic Places in Lawrence, Massachusetts
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